spray

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Oil-based substances can include lab-made fragrances, propellants that push spray deodorant out of the can, and stabilizing ingredients that help keep everything mixed evenly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

But it turns out, hand me a bottle of grapefruit-scented spray or a lemongrass dish soap, and I’m a different person.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The real question is whether much higher doses of the chemical could be problematic for agricultural, forestry, and similar workers who spray the stuff on a daily basis.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

“This idea that we’re just going to spray, hose down these creeks and leave them dead is unacceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The words were swallowed by the suffocating spray of a skunk, which sent more than a few animals cowering and crying in every direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman