washing
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Why washing your body once may no longer be good enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The warehouse had been converted into a living space, complete with beds, washing facilities, a kitchen, and even a fitness area.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Victoria Owen said she had implemented a "don't waste it" rule, encouraging her children to have short showers and re-use the water after washing dishes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Angela advises residents to close their windows if they see muck-spreading taking place and not to put any washing out.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In some of the thin-walled houses, it was so cold that water could freeze in a bucket before you’d finished washing.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
When they couldn’t identify any known cold virus, they inoculated adult volunteers with extracts from the nasal washings to confirm that something in the samples caused colds.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
They should hold up to repeated washings and they should be as beautiful as they are sturdy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Do not let the stained fabric dry out between washings!
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
The best options are simple to open, a breeze to clean and hardy enough to stand up to repeated washings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
They were dressed in jeans of that light blue, lighter and a little frayed at the seams, that can be achieved only by a hundred washings.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
