washed

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Dudamel first conducted it at the Hollywood Bowl, where it washed over the amphitheater like a mist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Members of the school's eco club set up the scheme with the idea that the clothes would be washed and returned after the event and ready for the next Year 11 prom.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

He washed up quickly and made his way down into the kitchen.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova