splash
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"We were targeting a softer splash on it, and as you saw, it came in with quite a bit of velocity."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
After the tests are complete, the Artemis III astronauts will return to Earth aboard Orion and splash down safely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
The new owners of the stalled Oceanwide project in downtown Los Angeles have agreed to start cleaning up the embarrassing splash of color on the city’s skyline even before they have finished formally acquiring it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“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
Scruffy tumbled out of the window and landed in the toilet bowl with a splash.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
The Daily Mail splashes with "Vindicated" after the Duke of Sussex and six others lost their High Court privacy case against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Similarly, the Daily Mail splashes on the "fury over red card foul play" after US star Balogun's suspension was overturned.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
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
Another wave of water splashes against Christina’s back, and she shrieks as both her hands slip off the railing.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
Nearby in central London, sports coach Jamie B. was reading a newspaper splashed with headlines about Burnham's new role.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The 2026 World Cup champions are also splashed across the Times, which put out a fresh edition on Sunday night to include Spain's triumph.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a particularly long, road rage-y drive, I splashed my face with ice water, a tip I learned on TikTok, to see if it might take the edge off my vibrating tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The British singer first splashed onto the music scene when she appeared on the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
With a wider brush she splashed blue across the pond, making it sparkle like the one on the back of Father’s rickshaw.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
Water was splashing against the windows, said co-owner Shea Roggio, and his electricity shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
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
She listened to the splashing and calls while she traced her finger down the map.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
