washed
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He washed out—“See, you don’t know how to do this,” Rosenfeld told him—but, again, out of respect for the commander, he sent Woodward to the editor of a weekly newspaper in Montgomery County, Maryland.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Bulldozers and excavators raised dust that seeps into houses while rains washed cyanide used to extract the precious metal into rivers, locals and environmental activists told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
But the water washed it into the flooded shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In the months after she was reported missing, Downer’s phone washed ashore on the beach in Santa Monica, and the LAPD’s Robbery-Homicide Division took over the investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
A seabull, washed up on the shore, too far from where it ought to swim.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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