mist
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It remains a major incident due to the scale of the fire and "challenging conditions" on the mountain, including low cloud, mist and rain.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The historic El Escorial monastery -- a major tourist attraction -- was shrouded in a grayish, smoke-filled mist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The American architect and artist created a contemplative moment with her two-part sculptural fountain: One stone lies flat as water bubbles up and over it, while an adjacent 11-foot-tall stone oculus emits a gentle mist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Dudamel first conducted it at the Hollywood Bowl, where it washed over the amphitheater like a mist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
With the mist coming up from the sea, everything on the path below had disappeared.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Recent discoveries about similar art-filled caves in France suggest that our ancestors were creating more than murals and pointillism beneath the primordial mists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Fair stands up from her chair, shakes the bottle and mists it over her head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
The victories won by gladiatrixes like Achillia, meanwhile, are all but lost to the mists of ages.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
The others looked in the direction that Merry pointed out, but they could see little but mists over the damp and deep-cut valley; and beyond it the southern half of the Forest faded from view.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
Settled in a working-class Los Angeles neighborhood, invalid parent and rebellious child clash: Anne “never so much as misted an eye when Louisa could see,” Choi writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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
Outside, her breath misted into the air; the whole camp was surrounded by fog.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened "pop up" cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
She slipped treats to the dogs languishing under Palm Springs-style misting dispensers while volunteers read to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
To avoid overwatering you can place the pot inside a water container every day before moving it back to its original spot, or gently misting with a spray.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 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 could feel his eyes misting up, and he was pretty sure someone would be watching him while he read the paper.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
