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evaporation

[ih-vap-uh-rey-shuhn] / ɪˌvæp əˈreɪ ʃən /


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Eccrine sweat glands perform a critical function: cooling the body via evaporation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"When the land dries out, it reduces evaporation, which in turn reduces future rainfall -- creating a self-reinforcing drought cycle."

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

The wave pool holds 7 million gallons of water and, because of evaporation, filtration and maintenance, it is expected to go through roughly 25 million gallons of water a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

Some use water evaporation to dissipate the heat, which works well but is thirsty.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Just as in Iraq after Saddam Hussein’s downfall, or as in Russia in the first days after the revolution, the evaporation of an established order left a power vacuum.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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