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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

As we watched the group wander about, a female capybara waded into a mud puddle along the truck path and rolled around happily.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Those roles sometimes conflict — as they did at Lake Mendocino, which dried to a mud puddle during the 2012–16 drought.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

What actress will nobly step in as Nora and save the production, while reducing Marcin to a puddle of self-recrimination and doubt?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

Then the piano music would start to play, and she’d clap to the beat for us as we would each skip, skip, skip, and leap across the imaginary puddle.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

“These liddol ones are currently spending quality family time behind the scenes while mom keeps busy with round-the-clock cuddle puddles, grooming and care.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

I realized I want to raise kids who are going to jump in mud puddles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Before you drain, save the pasta water — that cloudy starch is what turns chopped olives and warm oil into a sauce that clings instead of puddles.

From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026

Floyd might also be staying hydrated with rain puddles, Janet Kessler, a self-taught naturalist who has been documenting coyote behaviour in San Francisco for about 20 years, told the BBC's US media partner CBS.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

The moment it fell onto our hands, it melted into shimmering puddles, which we licked in slurpy gulps.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

A river of wine flowed across the tile floor and puddled in the condiment aisle, merging with a multicultural mush of olive oil, soy sauce and horseradish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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

The tarpaulin she had worked so hard to put up had collapsed into a puddled heap with the first strong gust.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

"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

Their purplish, blurred silhouettes seem printed on top of the ridges of milky paint depicting pale, layered figures and puddling abstractions.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

“There’s obviously a lot of puddling in the fairways. We’re in a pretty low area here. But the greens held up.”

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2022

With water puddling on the infield dirt in various places, Ray got a pair of ground balls to end the inning.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022

“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