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sweat

[swet] / swɛt /






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Others were left wiping sweat from their face.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Azeez Akanni hopped on a yellow bus heading for the central business district on Lagos Island, beads of sweat rolling down his neck and arms.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

That only taught May to scout, scheme and sweat even harder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

We just watch the boat captain go somewhere deep inside himself that we don’t get to see, emerging drenched in sweat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Every time he passed he would stop and laugh at me, I’d wake up wringing wet with sweat and having an upside-down fit.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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