wash
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“There’s just so much gray area that hasn’t come out in the wash yet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
So, is it a wash from an interest-rate perspective?
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Parke Skelton, a retired veteran Democratic political consultant, said that he expects the slate mailers, field volunteers and other support that each organization can provide their endorsed candidate will wash out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Someone should take care of the minors, let them wash, give them clothes and food and somewhere to sleep."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
When Sal and I got closer, I saw that the arm was really the sleeve of a dress hanging on a wash line along with shirts and “unmentionables,” as Aunt Pretty called underwear.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
The Times leads with possible widespread bans on water use at car washes and private swimming pools in an effort to combat the drought.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A clean produce brush might help, food-safety experts say, but skip the chemical produce washes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
A radical acceptance of your fate, floating in the void, washes over you.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Immigration sweeps hit some car washes repeatedly, as many as three or four times, during what is typically the industry’s peak season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
“It washes away all enchantment, all magical concealment! They know there are impostors in Gringotts, they have set off defenses against us!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Workers waded through a rubbish-filled river in Manila, collecting waste that washed in during days of heavy rain.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Industry officials have warned that attempts to label ultraprocessed foods would raise grocery prices for Americans and potentially label household staples, such as chicken breasts, that are washed with chemicals as ultraprocessed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
When travelers arrive at the luxury terminal on the southern flank of LAX, they can valet their car and even get it washed while they’re away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"When conditions are right, particularly after periods of persistent onshore winds, thousands can be washed up along our shores," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The sounds of a deeply divided crowd washed over her.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Now, he added, he has “servers, bartenders and oyster shuckers in the kitchen washing dishes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
We have verified several videos shared on social media showing thick, black oil washing up on Suza beach in southern Qeshm.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
And during the middle of it, I saw that she was wearing yellow rubber gloves with soap coming off because she was doing the washing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A simple, “I found some cash in the washing machine. Did you lose any money?” would do it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
She and her girls had been there all morning, sweeping, washing windows, airing sheets for my homecoming.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
