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Following the hot, dry weather, river flows were low in June for parts of the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
This year, there isn’t a drop of rain in sight as an unusually warm and dry spell drags on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Still, vegetation is relatively dry as the region heads into its peak fire season, and any ignition could quickly take off, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight part of the Solent and South Downs Area are also in prolonged dry weather.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
If it rained, he’d have to trust his sleeping-sack to keep him dry, and pray that the river spirit didn’t send another flood, because he’d built too close to the water.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
One of the biggest advantages of the technique is that the bubbles disappear completely as the droplet dries, leaving behind no residue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The research is the first to reveal how this concentration of rainfall into fewer, heavier events dries out the landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
"We work in staggered timing... doing our work in early mornings and after sunset," said 42-year-old Babulal Narayan, who rakes the salt as brine water dries in shallow pools.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
At the same time, “As the money dries up because of the blockade, we may find that more and more folks have no choice but to mobilize politically,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
He dries my face and hands, and kisses my eyes, the tip of my nose, my lips and each fingertip.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
That really divided Whigs between drys and wets.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2017
So who are the other Washington VIPs queuing up for blow drys, yoga, personal training and makeup application in the comfort of their open concept living rooms?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2015
And while profits from cuts, colouring and blow drys have remained static, in 2012 the salon's hair extension business has grown 60% year on year.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
But she nonetheless tells her very fellow drys that she can secure Nucky’s help in doing away with these neighborhood stashes.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2010
As the river of that name that runs away from itself when it rains and drys up when it is clear, is so uncertain, the name Allegheny does not appeal to the masses.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Warden, Ben W.
In June, groundwater levels were generally at or just below normal, having been topped up by winter rainfall but depleted by a drier spring in most regions.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed, and whether the UK is prepared for drier summers expected with climate change.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
El Ninos typically have knock-on effects globally, including drier conditions and drought in Australia, along with wetter winters in East Africa and the southern United States.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
During this time, southern Africa became cooler and drier, with fewer grasslands and less food, making it harder for animals to move and survive and causing populations to become separated.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
He had stripped off his own shirt and was pulling on another, drier one, but he did not bother to change out of his wet trousers before heading off into the trees.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Laura Dern, who played Dr. Ellie Sattler opposite Neill’s Dr. Alan Grant in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” wrote, Neill “showed me the depths of loyalty, protectiveness and love always with the driest of wit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Chemical research sounds like the driest of these subjects, but Mr. Baerwald develops it to fascinating effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Why do we need a nine gigawatt data center in one of the driest states in the nation that’s in a severe drought,” Caroline Gleich, an environmentalist and professional skier, asked.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
With less than 5% of average rainfall widely across Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, both places have experienced one of their driest Aprils on record.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
The Akkersons were the driest couple in town.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
And, more notably, the verdant terrain of Birkdale had dried out as much as any player could recall at an Open Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Part of it has to do with the simultaneous leaps in quality, availability and marketing of certain shelf-stable standards: good tinned fish, squeeze-bottle olive oil, dried beans with their very own fan clubs.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
If your mouth has dried up just reading this, try some of these water-rich recipes.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She makes bread using flour from her wheat, together with red beans from her fields, to eat alongside butter and dried yoghurt made by her husband.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
But it was all Clare could do to hide his patchy fur, his ear shriveled up like a dried mushroom, his missing left eye.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Over the next few days, the continued hot and dry weather, coupled with strengthening winds and lower humidity, is expected to accelerate the drying of vegetation, increasing the risk for fires.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The source of the Colorado River in the Rocky Mountains is drying up, threatening a critical water lifeline for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland across the Southwest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Within the United States, El Nino events are typically "drought-busting" over some regions including California but drying in others.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The researchers focused on the species Armadillo sordidus, a little studied isopod that typically spends its time hidden beneath rocks and damp leaf litter, where moisture helps prevent it from drying out.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
The greengrocer’s wife who had let me sleep on her roof, next to a mat of drying fruit.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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