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wet

[wet] / wɛt /






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The return of wet weather toward the middle part of November is uncertain, said Black, but is suggested by some weather models.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“It’s built with all cedar; it targets our muscles and our joints differently than a wet sauna,” says Voda spa director Heather Warren.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

On a wet Tuesday in October, Platt Bridge Community Centre, near Wigan, is alive with the music of Shania Twain.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

This could bring a further spell of wet and potentially very windy weather to much of the country on Monday and into Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

He yips with excitement as his wet nose nuzzles my ear and neck, giving me his best version of a hug a dog can give.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

This change would mean wetter and windier weather again for the UK, with most areas probably seeing average or even above average rainfall.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In North America, El Niño can push winter storms farther south, bringing wetter winters to the southern U.S. and warmer, drier conditions to the north.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The challenge now is helping people overcome barriers to outdoor activity, such as safety concerns, fear of falling, or simply preferring the comfort of the sofa – particularly during wetter, colder months.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

That shift in where ocean heat is released into the atmosphere ripples across global weather, making some regions cooler and wetter and others hotter and drier.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

It didn’t matter—Hazel’s jeans could not be wetter than they already were.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

The wettest weather came during the final third of the month, especially as Storm Austen and Storm Boelo swept through.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In March 2025, snow blanketed the icy terrain, consistent with March being the wettest month in the region.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

It comes after the Environment Agency said England experienced its wettest week in two years thanks to Storms Austen and Boelo.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Splinched,” said Hermione, her fingers already busy at Ron’s sleeve, where the blood was wettest and darkest.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

And somehow, a man who openly parties so hard that he unabashedly wets the bed very much is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2023

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

When Perez pitted, Ferrari called Sainz immediately for intermediates on the following lap, but the Spaniard refused, saying they should stay out on the wets and switch straight to dry-weather slicks.

From BBC ● May 29, 2022

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 dips the brush in water and wets the paper, then taps at the red square.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

Several people wetted shirts in the river, then put them back on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2025

According to the City of Seattle, both unwanted fireplace ash and BBQ coals should be cooled, wetted, bagged and disposed of in the trash.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2024

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

Yet, just as they would for a big game involving the Giants or Jets, the fans remained, their enthusiasm only whetted, not wetted down.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2018

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

Similar patterns appear on Sputnik Planitia, leading researchers to propose that subsurface liquid, specifically nitrogen, may be rising upward and wetting Pluto's frozen nitrogen surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

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

We take turns holding our mouths under the tap, wetting our parched tongues.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins


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