soak
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Over the last several years, work crews there have been restoring natural floodplains along rivers and creeks, building recharge basins, and routing floodwater to farm fields where it can soak into the land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel to their body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The world number 46 admits he has been happy to fly "under the radar" at Flushing Meadows while the likes of Tiafoe, Shelton, Fritz and Tommy Paul soak up the attention.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The goal is a quick dip, not a hot-tub soak: enough liquid to soften the interior of the bread while leaving plenty of edges available to crisp.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
While everyone spent the day frolicking in the sand and water, I stayed in the hotel room so I could soak in the silence.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
The stock issuance still costs shareholders, and it often soaks up extra cash they could receive too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Rafiullah doesn't have teeth yet, so Hanifa soaks the bread in the tea and feeds him.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
The bioswales are designed to collect rainwater so it soaks deep in the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025
Mother had brought some with her, hoping Grandma would ask, and Grandma tried them—foot soaks in red clay, cups of bitter parsley tea, tinctures of horsetail and hydrangea.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
He opens “Digger” lounging in a bed soaked with cat pee, tempting an elderly feline named Maggie to lick wet chow from his gnarled pinkie nail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Kosin and his family lifted their belongings once they saw the water level was higher than the canal retaining wall, but their ground floor was still left soaked.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He says on the doorstep, voters are telling him "they're fed up with the crime, disorder. This borough is crime-ridden. It's soaked in crime."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Could we still be out there in Queens, soaked in Honey Deuces, waiting for a final score?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The dry earth soaked it up like a hardened sponge.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
The sprawling en suite bathroom includes dual vanities, a free-standing soaking tub, and a sizable walk-in shower.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Delafield Hotel is a charming boutique property with massive rooms, comfortable beds and bathrooms outfitted with Kohler rain showers and soaking hydrotherapy tubs.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
She clutched a soaking copy of a sci-fi novel.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Trump, soaking in the praise from his aides and the guests, crossed his arms and puffed out his chest, people familiar with the event said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In addition, the accumulation of black soot and debris around the camp was soaking up the heat of the sun and warming the floe, turning the surface to slush.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
