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"Our shores are filled with history, but remnants from the past can still sometimes wash up on our shores today," it said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Storm Arwen saw hundreds of starfish and other sea creatures wash up near Nairn in the Highlands in November 2021.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025

But Nordic Denmark is certainly not what's seen as a frontline state - like Italy - where people smugglers' boats frequently wash up along its shores.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

I went out and got some water for Father to wash up.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep




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