soak
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The introduction of Tide laundry powder drastically reduced the time needed to scrub and soak clothes, and it didn’t leave a film of soap common with products in that era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Thousands of new “vocational schools” sprung up to soak up the money, many of them bogus.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Gaethje started his walkout in the Oval Office, where he took a moment to soak in the occasion, before walking past portraits of previous US presidents.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
The beauty of these ingredients is that they don’t require the long citrus soak associated with traditional ceviche.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
I dump the dishes in the sink and run the water to soak them.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
The stock issuance still costs shareholders, and it often soaks up extra cash they could receive too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Rain soaks everyone to the skin every day, yet no one remembers an umbrella.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
Anything that adds ballast and soaks up the warm bits without overpowering them earns a spot here.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
She got so she received all things with the stolidness of the earth which soaks up urine and perfume with the same indifference.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
"It's worse than in India," complained Arockia Rajasekhar, 51, under the blazing sun with his shirt soaked.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
We’ve also watched England supporters chew off their fingernails, the French get soaked by a thunderstorm in Philadelphia, and that Belgian kid who burst into tears when his team proved utterly useless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
When your life starts to change, when you go into the studio that music is a direct reflection of the music you soaked up growing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Calm and composed throughout the week, he appeared to relish the occasion, draped in an Ipswich Town Football Club flag as he soaked up the atmosphere.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
He helps me up, and I scoop up a handful of mud and press it against his chest, leaving a brown handprint on his soaked T-shirt.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
I’m not here for the World Cup but am soaking in all the hoopla ahead of Saturday’s quarterfinal match between England and Norway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Herman walked the last half-mile to the airport, where he saw water from iced-over pipes soaking the crime scene.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
The primary bathroom boasts a glass-enclosed shower, a large soaking tub, and a double vanity.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
When I played high school football, I was this size: 140 pounds soaking wet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
I found Hari’s sister, Chandra, soaking the lentils for dinner.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
