hydrant
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In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
The car struck a fire hydrant and a tree on Corbin Avenue in Reseda and caught fire with Arenas inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
The kids stopped splashing in the hydrant, stuck, not sure if they should laugh or cry.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Fire hydrants in the nation’s capital were painted to resemble American patriots, as part of the “Paint-A-Plug for America” project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s full of fantastical inventions, such as flying cars, dinner-generating machines and canine treadmills—complete with fire hydrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into the causes behind the dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting efforts and L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
I held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus—Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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