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Ground-nesting birds such as hen harriers rely on open, treeless bog, safe from predators that would otherwise perch and watch for prey, while the wet ground breeds the invertebrates chicks are fed on.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

Hawaii was also exceptionally wet: Hurricane Lala brought heavy rainfall contributing to its second-wettest August on record.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Repeat every five to 10 minutes to keep skin visibly wet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The main living spaces revolve around a dramatic fireplace and connect fluidly to a generous dining area with a sleek wet bar—every detail engineered for both aesthetic impact and effortless use,” the description continued.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

‘He’s alive!’ cried Torak, burying his face in the wet grey fur.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Changeable autumnal conditions are set to continue through this coming week, with spells of wetter and windier weather developing at times.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

West Kalimantan's wetter season usually starts around October or November.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Late winter and early spring had actually been wetter than normal across the U.S.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead the RHS is considering trees that enjoy hotter and wetter weather, like the American river birch or crepe myrtle, or plants with deeper roots to tolerate drought like yarrow or bird’s foot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The upper wind settled in the West and deeper and wetter clouds rolled up to spill their laden rain on the bare heads of the Downs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Despite a mostly dry weekend for many, last week was the wettest week in England since early February, according to the Environment Agency.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Rain is forecast to start Saturday night across Southern California, but Sunday is expected to be the wettest day of the weekend with widespread but light rainfall measuring less than a quarter inch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

For some areas that have seen barely any rain so far this August, the next few days could bring the wettest weather in many weeks.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The winter of 1982-83 was California’s wettest in 131 years of record-keeping, according to Alex Tardy, a former meteorologist for the National Weather Service office in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

I dried myself, changed, combed my hair, and spread out some of my wettest clothing to dry.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

At night, she now wets a hand towel and lays it across the end of her bed.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

A sniff of a rotting old chair frightens Indy so much, he wets the rug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025

Highs will bounce around in the 50s over the next few days as a slug of widespread rainfall wets pavement across the Seattle area.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2023

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

She wets my hair, working up a lather and then rinsing it with cups of warm water.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar

Some leaned down, put their hands in the water and wetted their necks and hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023

“If your germination mix isn’t fully wetted at the start,” Schuyler said, “subsequent waterings won’t fully wet it, and there will be dead spots the water never got to.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 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

When Francie got back, papa had shaved, wetted his hair down, shined his shoes and put on a clean undershirt.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The initial restart was ahead of schedule, but months of inactivity allowed water to accumulate in parts of the mine, wetting the ore and necessitating new loading equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 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

Tears hotter than the air around us ran down my face and neck, wetting the collar of my dress.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce