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bathe

[beyth] / beɪð /


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As part of the process, Regis has recorded many of the day-to-day tasks they confront, including navigating Medicaid options and helping her wash and bathe.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Officials have withdrawn advice for people not to bathe at Portstewart Strand after tests of the water showed it posed no risk to the public.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Many here lack water to bathe and flush toilets.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2026

Even with the help of her daughter, who regularly helps bathe her brother, Wu only sleeps three to five hours a night.

From Barron's Jan. 29, 2026

They give us cool water to bathe in, scented with rose petals.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Inspired by traditional Indian cooking and Southeast Asian flavors, this Food52 recipe bathes and simmers sautéed heads of romaine in a delicious mixture of gingery coconut milk, fresh lime juice and fish sauce.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

The newly installed modern lighting bathes the room in a warm, cathedral-like glow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 30, 2026

John Andrews, MD, a resident in neurosurgery, placed the tissue on a nutrient medium that resembles the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain.

From Science Daily Nov. 15, 2024

Marichu Mondragon occasionally takes the jewels off her crown, bathes it in vanilla extract and leaves it in the sun for several days.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2024

Enrique’s father bathes, dresses, splashes on cologne, and follows her.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Yamal, as a baby boy himself, was famously pictured being bathed by then Barcelona star Lionel Messi.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

For decades, the U.S. has maintained a program in which these flies are bred in a lab, bathed in sterilizing radiation and released around Panama, which prevents the insect from creeping northward.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Looking at my computer, I find myself lingering over a beautiful wide-angle photo of a mountain peak: giant slabs of sharp rock, brushed with snow and bathed in sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

The inquiry heard evidence from an Aboriginal community living near a navy base in New South Wales state, who bathed in and gathered food near rivers contaminated by firefighting foam.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

We bathed and swaddled her and kept her pressed to our chests.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Wearing bathing costumes and many carrying children, the tourists were moved to nearby beaches, while about 200 were taken to a ship waiting at sea, officials and public broadcaster ERT said.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

But first, you will need to provide documentation showing that he requires long-term care and needs help bathing, dressing and eating, among other essential tasks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The Environment Agency, the regulator which monitors water quality at bathing waters, rates bathing waters from "excellent" to "poor" based on bacteria found in water samples collected over a rolling four-year period.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Overall, sauna bathing produced only small changes in the average levels of cytokines circulating in the blood.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

I spent the morning bathing him and combing him and picking burrs out of his tail and ticks off of his ears.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor




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