washing

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Although officially credited as The Girl, her character was called "Lucille" by one of the prisoners distracted by her car washing.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers say years of agricultural chemicals and metals washing into the lake have made the dust toxic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

One concern is that washing could create a lead-containing residue inside machines, which might need to be cleaned to prevent releasing contamination into wastewater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

In 2024, a glacial lake in Nepal burst, cascading into another lake that also burst, washing away Thame, the hometown of Tenzing Norgay, who, alongside Edmund Hillary, achieved the first recorded summit of Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A glass of milk, cooled in the spring-house, for washing it down.

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