droplets

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During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

When a toilet is flushed without a lid, it creates a "toilet plume" that releases tiny droplets into the air.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Chen fitted me with what looked like an enormous diving mask that quickly filled with cool, hydrating mist — I felt droplets of water dripping from my eyes and down my cheeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The snowflakes now hung suspended in the air, a thousand white droplets.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi