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spray

verb as in sprinkle, diffuse

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And a skunk once sprayed him as he walked by the side of his house.

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He found it difficult to breathe after standing close to where it had been sprayed, and he and the 15-20 colleagues who tested it with him could not easily wash it off.

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In the high north, they pose an additional threat: Sea spray carried at high wind speeds can freeze upon contact with a ship and, if allowed to build up, capsize it.

After getting out a few cans of spray paint, something drew him to the manhole cover in the street.

Australian health officials are promoting free flu vaccinations for children that don’t require an injection, but are administered by nasal spray.

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