wet
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Orson Welles observed that the duo’s combustible zaniness was so hilarious that it made you wet your pants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
His face was wet and gushing with joy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
However, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology says flash droughts, external with a sudden transition between wet and dry conditions are "likely to happen more often, and be more intense".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Note: If the ricotta seems especially wet, drain it in a fine-mesh sieve before whipping.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The third night, water from the wet cloth drained down his face.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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During its tenure, El Niño often brings wetter conditions to the Southern United States.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
They also need a better understanding of how dust storms might change if the planet became warmer and wetter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
El Ninos typically have knock-on effects globally, including drier conditions and drought in Australia, along with wetter winters in East Africa and the southern United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
"There'll be a real variety of species," Glover added, explaining that the "wetter and boggier" landscape will see "more wading birds."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
The last thing I needed to worry about was the student body thinking I was a bed wetter when they had formed such kind opinions of me already.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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The wettest areas are more likely towards Scotland where rainfall could be around average.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
In the Highlands and Western Isles, the wettest parts of Scotland, more than a month and a half's worth of rain has fallen.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
His www.weathertrends360.com External link forecasts show that “This year we have it even wetter, and by late Summer-Fall we have it the wettest for the U.S. in 8 years.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Locals say no rain has fallen on Lallays, around 45 minutes' drive from the capital Hargeisa, since last June or July -- even though this is traditionally the wettest part of Somaliland.
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
As for Japan’s climate, its rainfall, ranging up to 160 inches per year, makes it the wettest temperate country in the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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A sniff of a rotting old chair frightens Indy so much, he wets the rug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
As light rain wets pavement across Western Washington Thursday, temperatures will moderate in the mid-40s.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
And as the rain came down in the closing laps, initially only lightly, both were in a quandary - stay out on slick dry-weather tyres, or come in for treaded wets?
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2021
Hauser has found that people will give their lawns a quick watering in the morning and evening, but that can be a wasted effort that wets the soil’s surface and doesn’t get to the roots.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
He picks up a towel and wets it, then kneels down beside me and carefully wipes my face.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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Several people wetted shirts in the river, then put them back on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025
The weather system that wetted pavement across the Seattle area on Tuesday has since pushed off and away, according to the National Weather Service.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Dr. Jay has studied the body’s responses to sitting near an electric fan, wearing wetted clothing and sponging down with water.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
It’s great spectator sport, and if you’re willing to be wetted with spray for long enough, you can see a man haul in a striped bass that measures from his shoulder to his ankle.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2020
Chase dipped his hand in the pot, wetted his fingers, and sprinkled his red face with a few drops of water.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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If infected rodents are confirmed on board, public-health officials might require a thorough decontamination—a process that, according to the CDC, involves wetting all surfaces with disinfectants before cleaning to avoid sending virus particles airborne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
You never want to be their target, but watching their vicious crowd work from a safe distance mainly places you in danger of wetting yourself with a spit-take.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
In that context, it's hard to imagine the sport getting to a place collectively where artificially wetting the track is considered something acceptable.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
When she mentioned that I had started wetting the bed, I went to where the others were watching TV and started to mimic what was on the screen.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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