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But you might have no idea if you’ve been listening to hockey-ignorant media dopes like me lather attention on the incoming World Cup and the East Coast-pleasing, media-hub Knicks-Spurs NBA final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

It may seem like years in the past at this point, but it was only three little months ago that the world got itself worked into a lather over Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.”

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

The apes picked leaves, chewed them into a green-white lather, and rubbed the substance onto their arms and legs.

From Science Magazine ● May 1, 2024

In tests comparing the products' foaming and cleansing abilities, the researchers found that the spun shampoo's lather lasted longer and cleaned human hair more thoroughly.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

He wouldn’t be shaved with lather from the common cup.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Now he says he's frightened by the sun and lathers himself up in SPF before even thinking about stepping outdoors.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

And cosmetic companies, which were shifting away from animal- or petroleum-based ingredients, were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste and shaving gel, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2020

Because you don’t have to apply foams or lathers before use, it’s also the quickest way to go.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2019

Davis snaps on a cape decorated in hundred dollar bills, then lathers Booker’s face as his eyes flutter shut.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 15, 2018

"Whenever highborn girls came into the shop with their lathers, my master told me I was to bend the knee, and speak only when they spoke to me, and call them m’lady."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

She ate more black beans, lathered her scalp with French soap and opted for root perms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Shinichirō Watanabe's vision marries futuristic visuals with realism, with the series' jazz score treated as something to be felt and then absorbed, like dry skin lathered in shea butter.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

Before the snow covered the ground, layers of brine, a very high concentration of salty water, were lathered onto the roads to prevent hard layers of snow from becoming hardly packed.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022

He patched cracks and holes and lathered on a fresh coat of copper paint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2022

“All of a sudden,” Mr. Perry said, “there was a cat. So I lathered the cat by mistake. Missed my customer and lathered the cat.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

So, thanks to my time in the scanner, I am now far more enthusiastic about lathering sunscreen all over my body - rather than only on my face.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hers is a labor-intensive process, teasing out the dough, lathering on the praline filling, and then letting the cakes rest and rise for several hours.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Other water-saving actions include turning off the shower/faucet while lathering or brushing teeth and installing a greywater recycling system.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023

It can also be helpful to use shampoo with warm instead of hot water, since lathering with hot water can remove too much oil from the scalp, Alam said.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023

Alyce, coughing and sputtering, traded jobs with the man who was lathering their backs.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman