washed

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Wind gusts were so strong at Island Bay that two women were knocked off their feet as waves washed up over the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

His body was found inside the unlocked SUV three days later when Wenrick told the fleet maintenance crew to take the patrol cars to be washed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

A wall label informs us that Duchamp, at the 1912 Paris Aviation Show, told Constantin Brancusi: “Painting’s washed up. Who’ll do anything better than that propeller?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The inquiry heard he was presentable, washed and clean, but that Celeste felt there was "a kind of emptiness" in him.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

After the dishes were washed and put away, Pa and I sat on the porch in silence, until Aunt Pretty bustled out to join us.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney