doused
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A super-sized version of the climate pattern is looming, and there’s a good chance Southern California could be doused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Aztecs had an unexpected passion for flowers, I learned, doused themselves in perfumes, wrote epic poetry and painted colorful frescos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
A series of herring gulls have been found doused in oil in the west of the Isle of Man, prompting concerns from conservationists.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The “lentils,” as Mars calls them, are then doused in a sugary coating and loaded into huge rotating drums, or pans, to be colored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
That excitement was doused a moment later when I remembered that my future was no longer just mine—it was forever tangled with Regan’s.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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