wash
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"Physicists call this trait universality -- the messy, microscopic details wash out and only a few essential features survive," explains Jason Alicea, William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
Women are recruited to wash away the mud to reveal the nuggets of the precious metal, conceded Jacqueline Djangone, the head of the village women's association.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I just added it to the list of things that we must do... in the way you would wash your hair."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“What’s going on is definitely unusual,” said Rajiv Sethi, a Barnard College economics professor who has studied prediction markets and wash trading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Looks like it’s time to wash off my crush.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The dishwasher camera tailors washes for optimal energy efficiency and finally solves the mystery of what goes on inside there during the cycle.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
In social-media posts sponsored by Dove, people are layering its fragrant body washes, bar soaps and scrubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Also collecting: inflation-linked bonds, especially European ones still priced as if the shock washes out.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
The first rain of the season in particular washes fecal matter from pets and other animals into storm drains and then the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
She puts a texturizer on my scalp, till it loosens up my hair, then she washes the texturizer out.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
North Carolina's famed Highway 12, which traces the razor-thin chain of barrier islands off its coast, was washed out this week, stranding some island residents from the mainland.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Nonstop swells combined with a “super” El Niño phenomenon have washed away truckloads of sand from Newport Beach and other parts of the California coast, exposing hazards buried a century ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Thousands of businesses were affected, some literally washed away by the floodwater, while others were able to resume operations after a lengthy recovery.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the morning my face looked scrubbed, like I’d washed it with steel wool.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Some of “Atonement’s” most poignant moments occur when Michael is alone, his professional, somewhat distant manner suddenly giving way to an emptiness washing over him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Robert reminds her when to take her medication, to do her washing and even gives her knitting tips.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
As the Mayo Clinic notes, “processing” can include washing, chopping, drying, packaging and a number of other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"We want house prices and rents to come down, because I'm fed up with washing the underpants of my 53-year-old son," she added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He smiles at his work and then starts washing his hands.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
