splash
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“It says that you don’t want to splash out on a hotel or a proper restaurant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Apple TV's new horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" has made a big splash, earning 19 nominations -- the third most overall.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
A splash mixed with olive oil, garlic and herbs creates a flavorful bath for chicken, pork or shrimp.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
If you splash out on a new humanoid now it is likely to soon be obsolete.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
And then I gasp, because a huge shape rises out of the water, and then smacks back down with an incredible splash.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The wheelie-dealies allow drivers to navigate the R2’s devilishly smart, wickedly fast UX, which splashes its crisp, legible graphics and impish animation across both the binnacle display and the one in the center dash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
At a public tap, he splashes water over his face before settling into a narrow strip of shade near the market.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Photography itself is a technical process, and the pictures Mr. Payne takes are based on precise points of view, meticulous lighting, carefully choreographed splashes of bright color, and respect for the dignity of labor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Once that stage is complete, parachutes will slow the spacecraft before it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Soon Arwin’s jumping into the shallow bank as hard as he can, making huge splashes.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
Rose, from London, splashed out on lobster and champagne at luxury hotel Claridge's, in Mayfair, while living a life beyond her means.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Anorexia and bulimia were in nearly every tabloid headline, splashed across the supermarket checkout aisles.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
"It's like everyone got cold water splashed on their face," Gomez said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The costumes, by Oana Botez, are eye-delighting creations, often in neon colors and splashed with sequins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
It lit up the valley around them, the rushing river gurgled and splashed, the giant trees swayed in the frigid breeze, the grass looked touched with silver.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Whether it's splashing around in the sea with Kim Kardashian like Sir Lewis Hamilton or a shirtless Charles Leclerc strolling across the sand with his wife, there's definitely been more time to chill.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
It was clear immediately that they’d found their shark-free Shangri-La: No predators, lots of food and no annoying ocean waves splashing the sheltered docks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
We stayed in the water a good while, and when we got back to shore, I realized the rest of the monkeys were still there, paddling and splashing and chasing fish in the shallows.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
