thirsty
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Most of the immigrants who had poured across the border Thursday and early Friday seemingly left of their own accord, hungry and thirsty after finding no help in the enclave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The most common symptoms include feeling very tired, peeing more than usual and feeling thirsty all the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The company Cadiz Inc. has been trying for years to pump groundwater in the Mojave Desert and ship it to thirsty cities in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
"When they've got dementia, they forget to ask about whether they feel thirsty," said manager Shiny Mathappan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
He could stand here and wait, but he was hungry, thirsty, and tired.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
When, last year, Congress suspended fuel economy penalties for light vehicles, Ford could afford to sell more of its larger, thirstier, more robust V8s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
"The warmer, thirstier atmosphere is more effective at drying soils, meaning heatwaves are intensifying, with moderate heat events now becoming extreme."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Because warmer air can hold more water, the atmosphere has become thirstier, pulling more moisture from plants and soils and making them burn more readily, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
This warmer, thirstier atmosphere literally sucked water out of the region’s plants and soils, pushing large swaths of the region into what the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
“The man we saw on the ground probably lagged behind the other workers and didn’t hear the foreman tell them to stop. He might have worked all night, getting thirstier and thirstier—” “Stop!” shrilled Matt.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Meanwhile, the automaker’s biggest, thirstiest trucks are also its top sellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
No one who watched is likely to forget Rubio’s awkward stare as he furtively reached for a water bottle, cementing his reputation as the thirstiest man in the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Shadowed by a towering mountain range, Sequim experiences the Olympic Peninsula’s thirstiest microclimate with only 17 inches of rain annually — compared to 37 inches in Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Meanwhile, almonds — one of our thirstiest crops — are proliferating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
See, there comes that long Hildebadus; he is one of the thirstiest.
From A Struggle for Rome, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Felix Dahn
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