washed

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Dudamel first conducted it at the Hollywood Bowl, where it washed over the amphitheater like a mist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Wind gusts were so strong at Island Bay that two women were knocked off their feet as waves washed up over the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Members of the school's eco club set up the scheme with the idea that the clothes would be washed and returned after the event and ready for the next Year 11 prom.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The pull of documenting another city washed in pastels and marked by deep grooves of history led him to Salvador, the capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Lizzie said nothing more about it, as I washed her, and then arranged her pillows and made her comfortable again.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo