mist
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With help from Berkeley undergraduates, Vazquez traveled throughout the region, setting up mist nets over streams, ponds and rivers at night.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The local Shizuoka government and official mountain guides posted video clips and photos from the mountain Thursday morning, showing access roads and gravel trails covered with dense mist and rain.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Use a spray bottle, for example, to mist water directly onto a person’s face, neck and forearms, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her energy rises and falls alongside the mysterious mist, which has engulfed the city and brought whispers of a mysterious ancient entity lurking in its haze.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
His face was full of dark concentration, and from all around him came a mist: a gray mist, carried on a high and furious wind.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The victories won by gladiatrixes like Achillia, meanwhile, are all but lost to the mists of ages.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
That’s in part thanks to companies riding a wave of greater interest and offering more formulations and types of packaging, such as body mists and travel sizes, that are often cheaper.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
What was left of TWA was acquired by American Airlines in 2001, and the carrier disappeared into the mists of history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
The mists of the flatlands strained out whatever coarseness was left over from his bulldog heritage, and only flutelike redbone mellowness came to the listener.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
He watched me holding her and his eyes misted with happiness.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Like other houseplants, a tree will appreciate being misted, though be careful about mixing water with strings of electric lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
It drizzled, it misted, it sprinkled, and finally it froze.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
They said they installed 26 misting stations around the perimeter of the building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
You can buy fans that come with a misting device, she adds.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The Rajasekhar family raised their arms in front of the giant misting machine opposite the Colosseum in Rome.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Other restoration efforts include the implementation of an anti-fire misting system beneath the cathedral’s roof and the recreation of the original cross.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
He woke to the sight of his own breath misting in the cold morning air.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
