pour
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He now combs the hallways for bright aluminum cans to seize and pour down the drain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The exhibitions featured at the Visa pour L'Image event are on display in venues around Perpignan until September 13.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
When factories couldn’t keep up with surging demand during the pandemic, they believed industry giants would pour resources into making stuff the world already loved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"You can't pour from an empty cup," she posted on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Once my hands got steady enough, she even let me help pour the sweet, flowery perfume into little clear glass bottles that Mama would sell at her stall the next day.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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But some of the pollution bypasses the plants and pours directly into the river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The walls are lined with his paintings and light pours in from a window behind him, which looks out on his home in Southampton, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Black smoke pours from the hull of the Ardent.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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In the past, diesel fuel was poured around the bases of the trees, and grounds staff said last month that they suspected copper sulfate was dumped into the holes drilled near the roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Beijing has poured billions into the industry as part of its self-sufficiency drive and sought to attract legions of scientists working overseas to do pioneering research in Chinese labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Last year’s flood began when water abruptly poured out of a glacial lake 20 miles upstream from Nepal’s border with China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Once poured into a cup, that lowers to around 90 or 95 degrees C.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It’s like she poured a bucket of ice water over my head.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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But some students are just getting more discreet, pouring energy drinks into tumblers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The offers are pouring in to fill the abandoned prison site, said San Joaquin County Supervisor Robert Rickman, who was mayor of Tracy from 2016-2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to that closure announcement a year ago by pouring out a bottle of Crown Royal during a news conference.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Since the beginning of the year, Google has been pouring more of its researchers’ time and computing resources into improving its models’ coding capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He pulled a small lunch cooler out of his backpack and became completely engrossed in pouring out individual portions of raw almonds and golden raisins into cereal bowls he’d wrapped in plastic.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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