puddle
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“If you’re trying to compact a mud puddle, it wouldn’t really compact, right?” he said at a trailhead off of Agoura Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Linda Kirby, a receptionist at Polly's Field Village in Deanery Hill in Braintree, Essex, said in June she reported a leak that tickles down Church Lane and forms a puddle next to Chantry Close.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
A broom tucked into a corner explains the unusual tidiness of the space, disturbed only by a glass bottle and a brown puddle in the middle of the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The result is crusty, chewy and deeply satisfying — exactly the kind of bread that begs for a puddle of olive oil and a sprinkle of flaky salt.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Water dribbled from them, cascading into a puddle at his feet.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Never fear; she’s also seen stomping through puddles, the hallmark of every strong-willed lady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
As access reopened mid-morning, AFP saw the blackened remains of several burnt-out cars along roads near Omis, some ringed by silver puddles of metal that had melted under the intense heat of the fires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Don’t miss out on the shapes the lightning paints the clouds with because you’re too busy swimming in puddles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"It's raining like crazy," said V, splashing through puddles on the giant, 360-degree stage.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
She told us to pretend they were puddles.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Storm water still puddled on the street, with little drainage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
Video posted by a WTVF-TV reporter shows the water puddled up on the main floor’s concourse area and the team store.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
In this case, it was puddled onto a platter with some lime-spiked sour cream, then topped with grilled mushrooms and onions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
As rain poured and puddled on the sideline at Ross-Ade Stadium, the Purdue mascot dared the cheerleader to jump into the water.
From Fox News ● Oct. 2, 2021
Perspiration puddled in the notch where Rosaleen’s collarbones came together.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Others, fabricated from translucent amber resin that has hardened to a glossy sheen, are low and horizontal, oozing and puddling across the floor like pools of blood or toxic spills.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024
"There have been numerous local measurements and theoretical discussions regarding the effects of water puddling on ice albedo," Kaczmarowski said.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2024
I have no actual evidence of puddling editors, but no matter.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
“There’s plenty of puddling and stuff already,” he said, “so I just assume that we’re probably going to get a taste of what we had a couple weeks ago.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2017
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“Yes you do, now go on, shoo, scat. 1 don’t want you puddling on the floor.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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