drip
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Problems can occur, especially in people with poor kidney function or rare inherited conditions, which is why this is not a harmless wellness drip to be sold on the high street.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Lee said her family, which uses water-saving drip irrigation, should be allowed to pump more to keep the farm going.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Mixing in a few cardamom pods with ground coffee in your French press or drip machine is another sugar substitute for your morning brew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The fine for StubHub International, which operates in Europe, comes as the CMA investigated several firms as part review of online pricing practices, such as drip pricing, which was banned last year.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Now imagine trying to pour that basin out slowly, drip by drip. It could be done, but it would require a great deal of control, an amount I don’t know that Adiah has anymore.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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The vineyard has a system of piping spread across 1.85 hectares of the vines, which steadily drips water onto the ground around the plants' roots, and is turned on every few days.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The zippered pocket in the bandanna holds up to 2 pounds of ice that drips out through tiny holes in the neoprene fabric as it melts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Christie's called Number 7A, 1948, which depicts black drips of paint with touches of red on a huge canvas spanning more than three metres, a key piece of art history.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Rain drips down the plane windows; I complete the “Ask and Trust” deck, which opens with a Dr. Becky video.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
You could trace his path through the house by the little drips that still lingered everywhere like breadcrumbs.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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The clubhouse had a paint-chipped exterior and was even worse inside, where unused kitchen appliances dripped ooze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Numbing spray dripped onto the back of my tongue, its bitter flavor making me want to gag.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
That deficit quickly dripped away and Feller was a picture of shock as he realised he had won after his Swiss rival streaked through the finish line in second.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Even if the house didn’t burn, the paint could have dripped into the soils around the house and contaminated the soil nearest the structure, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
The huge creeping vine that cloaked the house had shriveled; the main trunk and stems sagged and dripped oily sap.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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The night air was raw with the chill of thawing snow, and carried no sound but the soft tinkle of the sap as it dript swiftly into the birchen cups.
From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Charles Livingston Bull
Back to the town the swaying torches reeked, Within the green-striped tent the lights expired, The dew dript from the canvas where it leaked.
From King Cole by John Masefield
Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
"I remember looking at my husband at one point, and he was just dripping with sweat, so everybody kept passing him tissues halfway through the service."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
"Subconsciously, I didn't want to have natto just dripping from my beard," he said, laughing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Blunt stole the show with laugh-out-loud one-liners, often delivered dripping with contempt to Hathaway’s bumbling newbie second assistant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The buck raised its head, water dripping from its muzzle.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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