splash
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After the tests are complete, the Artemis III astronauts will return to Earth aboard Orion and splash down safely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The new owners of the stalled Oceanwide project in downtown Los Angeles have agreed to start cleaning up the embarrassing splash of color on the city’s skyline even before they have finished formally acquiring it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“It says that you don’t want to splash out on a hotel or a proper restaurant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Apple TV's new horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" has made a big splash, earning 19 nominations -- the third most overall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
My eyes dare him to try and splash me back.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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The Daily Star splashes on the invasion of "indestructible" Argentine ants that are threatening British wildlife and crops.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The Sun splashes on Jarell Quansah, who has received a two-match ban at the World Cup, describing it as "out of order".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Those white splashes on the sidewalk aren’t fresh paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The test mission is meant to last approximately 65 minutes after liftoff, as the upper stage cruises on a suborbital trajectory and eventually splashes down in the Indian Ocean, if all goes to plan.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The color scheme is cinder block and corrugated iron, gray and dark gray, punctuated by bright splashes of color.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Nearby in central London, sports coach Jamie B. was reading a newspaper splashed with headlines about Burnham's new role.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the matches were background noise in our living room during family parties as we splashed around in the swimming pool at our Anaheim home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The sports complex is ringed with four elephant-size logos of the apparel company, one of the perks of a $220 million naming-rights sponsorship that saw its brand splashed far and wide during the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Anorexia and bulimia were in nearly every tabloid headline, splashed across the supermarket checkout aisles.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Michael’s sneakers splashed through the puddles as he dashed across the courtyard.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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But instead of splashing the extra cash, or saving up for holidays or a house deposit, he's decided to squirrel more of it away into his workplace pension.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
It was clear immediately that they’d found their shark-free Shangri-La: No predators, lots of food and no annoying ocean waves splashing the sheltered docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
I grab her hand, trying to stop the water from splashing.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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