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washout

[wosh-out, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌaʊt, ˈwɔʃ- /
NOUN
failure
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NOUN
result of rain
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Each participant completed two separate 28-day diet periods with a 28-day washout period in between.

From Science Daily May 22, 2026

Both bitcoin and ether have stabilized since Saturday’s sudden washout.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

The stock market is likely “closer to the bottom,” after Thursday’s washout, and investors should buy the dip, says Wall Street’s prescient and biggest bull, Tom Lee.

From MarketWatch Nov. 21, 2025

Seven-time champions Australia come into the match with six wins in their seven league games, the other being a washout.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

Grandpa stared at the washout and then at the dead Ford.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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