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Matthews said the device actually contained "a load of cardboard fins that get wet as the water blows past them".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The tile that they landed on has six layers of brighteners, soaps and stain and odor fighters that activate and interact with each other only when they get wet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

"If I get wet, I get wet. I just don't like wearing waterproofs, 'cos you sweat too much."

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

If it’s too hot, you stay down on the river bed, which right now has a lot of water in it so you get wet going across six or seven river crossings on your bike.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2024

Ben back into my pocket, where it won’t get wet.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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