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aqua

[ak-wuh, ah-kwuh] / ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə /




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“That fish meal or aqua feed, as a whole, represents the majority cost for a lot of aquaculture farmers,” Gephart said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Next season’s salary cap is projected to be just above $300 million—and the Dolphins may be dedicating around two-thirds of that to players no longer wearing aqua on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 24, 2026

First Anthony began to layer vanilla scents on to his preferred smoky, aqua, woody fragrances.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 8, 2025

Wearing a purple, yellow and magenta colorblocked T-shirt, Okatsuka flashes aqua nails topped off with hot dog charms.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2025

She slipped on matching aqua flats and grabbed her purse.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

Although all these aquae cleanse gold concentrates or dust from impurities, yet there are certain compositions which possess singular power.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

The artificer keeps in hand two aquae, one of which is stronger than the other; the stronger is used at first, then the less strong, then at the last again the stronger.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

I do not speak of vigour and sprightliness; 'tis not reason they should follow me beyond their limits: "Non hoc amplius est liminis, aut aquae Coelestis, patiens latus."

From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

The Spanish army encamped, says Guicciardini, "in a place called by Livy, from its vicinity to Sessa, aquae Sinuessanae, being perhaps the marshes in which Marius hid himself."

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by William Hickling Prescott

Who can trace the filum aquae of the most erratic and arrogant river in all the world?

From The Law of the Land by Emerson Hough

Merchants paused selling piñatas, street food and aquas frescas to take photos of the runners and cheer them on.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2025

If you like a calming effect, choose soothing aquas, limes and mints.

From Washington Post May 4, 2016

The bright aquas and greens are also gender-neutral for friends and cousins of both boys and girls.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2015

Swirling and striped reds, whites, yellows, greens, aquas and blues surround you.

From New York Times Mar. 19, 2014

The principal verb is tenebat, the subject ille, and the object aquas; so translate:— He used to stay the running waters by his song.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce




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