splash
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United, as always, made the biggest splash, announcing 10 new international destinations this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
After studying art in Japan, Kusama moved to the United States in the late 1950s, and -- encouraged and helped by Georgia O'Keeffe -- quickly made a splash in New York's avant-garde scene.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The acquisition won’t make an immediate financial splash once it’s complete, seeing as Taalas is a 24-person company with $219 million raised since 2023 and one working chip as of February 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was clear all along, however, that Skubal was going to be the biggest splash of the deadline — for any team, really.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
We didn’t usually overlap shifts like this; I was used to coming home just as she got up to splash water on her face.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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The Sun splashes on a striking image of a partial eclipse leaving a crescent sliver peeking out with the playful headline: "The Sun, the Moon."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Summer of chaos" is the Daily Mirror's headline as it splashes with a picture of beachgoers watching fires rage in Lacanau, France.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Clacton MP quits... to stand as Clacton MP," the Metro splashes, "amid row over ties to high roller Posh George" - a reference to Farage ally George Cottrell.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ splashes into theaters, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ gets a Netflix reboot, the Rolling Stones release their 25th studio album, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Often, just before dawn, there is no color to be seen in Le Cirque des Rêves save for their small splashes of scarlet.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The clouds decided to cluster above and surprise me midtrip, releasing the rain down hard as I finished the journey, weaving as strategically as possible to avoid getting splashed by the cars next to me.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hilton resided in the elegant pad just before she splashed out a staggering $63.1 million to buy Wahlberg’s former estate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The movie ends with Ricky Bobby speeding in a car without sponsors, a massive “ME” splashed on the hood.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The 48-year-old president drew criticism after Paris Match magazine splashed a photo of Macron speeding across the Riviera on a jet ski across its cover.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I splashed through the slush, trying to keep up with the strides of her tall boots.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The Dream led by as much as 42 points, with Angel Reese splashing 18 first-half points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Sunday Mirror leads with former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday's death, splashing a testimony from his family on the front page that reads: "It was too much".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Instead of hiking a coastline, you can see it from the sea, she explains, with the added bonus of cooling water splashing on you.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The hyperscalers splashing out billions on data centers have been big beneficiaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
There wasn’t a person splashing around in the pool.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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