evaporate
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Eisenman adds that fans can cause more water to evaporate from your skin in dry conditions such as L.A., further drying you out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
They move air across the skin, which can help sweat evaporate and make people feel cooler.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Richard Windsor, an independent analyst at Radio Free Mobile, said the company is relying on the “illusory security of a series of unrealised investment returns that will evaporate at the first hint of trouble.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
These two-in-one shorts layer a lightweight shell over a liner that’s constructed from cloud-shaped fibers which boost the surface area sweat can evaporate from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He waited a couple of minutes for the sweat that outlined his body to evaporate before he carefully opened the door.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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When rain falls in the summer months, high daytime temperatures can mean that the water quickly evaporates away from the soil.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Heat domes also cause "dry thunderstorms" where rain evaporates before hitting the surface and lightning strikes are liable to trigger wildfires.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
That is the real prize, and it evaporates the instant one man tries to seize it all.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
As sunlight is absorbed, the water evaporates and is distilled into fresh water.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
The still operates on the principle of distillation: sea water lying beneath the sealed cone on the black canvas is heated by the sun and evaporates, gathering on the inside surface of the cone.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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By simply changing the number of bubbles in each droplet, the team found they could dramatically alter the pattern left behind as the liquid evaporated.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
While Platner—whose lead in the race had evaporated after a previous wave of stories about his relationship history—has not yet relented, he has suggested that he’s reassessing his run.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The optimism of the victory over New Zealand in the first Test has evaporated.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The solidarity that many Latin American nations showed Cuba over the years has largely evaporated.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The plan evaporated, however, as soon as Amaranta Úrsula reiterated her decision not to move from Macondo even if she lost a husband.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Dry land encourages higher temperatures because less of the Sun's energy is used in evaporating moisture, leaving more available to heat the ground and the air.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Salt production began in Ulcinj almost a century ago, when the natural lagoon was transformed into a network of shallow evaporating basins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Not only have we been able to clear the view, but we can finally pin down what the clouds are made out of and how they're condensing and evaporating as they move around the planet."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
“The argument for having lower rates is just evaporating right before our very eyes,” said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College, in an interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
Just as water evaporating in a glass leaves behind a film of salts and minerals, water evaporating from irrigation channels leaves deposits in the soil.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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