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Sven is taking part in the main competition, where competitors must prepare traditional porridge using only three ingredients - oatmeal, water and salt.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
"When it gets really warm, that water expands... which causes sea levels to rise just because the water is warm, so you get an additional additive increase in sea level," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s also close proximity to some of Boston’s most scenic walking and biking paths, and a water taxi providing transportation to Logan Airport and other local attractions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The company also said it was ending nondisclosure agreements with government officials related to its data-center build-outs and promised annual reports on its energy and water use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
I dig, scratching and clouding the water more.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The warmer waters give storms more energy to grow into tropical storms and hurricanes.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Kelvin wave is essentially both a cause and a symptom of El Nino, said Amaya, and originates in waters near Indonesia when trade winds die down.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut navigates tricky emotional waters but emerges as a trenchant examination of what forgiveness and penitence can look like, allowing no room for anything resembling a pat happy ending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
On a recent journey to international waters off the coast of Malaysia chartered by the U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, empty, rusting Iranian-linked ships floated high in the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
On the clear, cold, moonlit night of February 17, 1864, John Crosby, the officer of the deck aboard the Union’s mightiest sloop of war, the USS Housatonic, stood gazing across the waters of Charleston Harbor.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
In the West, Anderson says, the tradition has been watered down by democratic guardrails and restrictions.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A backlash led to it being watered down in December - to a raised threshold of £2.5m.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Lawmakers watered it down in 2023, but France has nonetheless made progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
During the brief return, Jose Luis watered the plants and grabbed his electric razor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Water must be fetched first thing each morning, and my breakfast is just a hope until I have fed and watered Plug and Violet.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Yet the notion of a working gardener suggests continuous activity, watering down the image of a man slowing down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
One of Chris Hall’s favorite watering holes is The Saloon in Washington, D.C., a community-orientated beer bar with no televisions and a blanket ban on all phone use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Black-and-white news footage shows volunteer firefighters swatting flames with tree branches and dousing flare-ups with flower-pot watering cans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Over the past two decades, Sin City has cut its water consumption by a third, by promoting wastewater recycling and restricting lawn watering and swimming pool sizes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
I tried to pick which shrubbery planted near the side of the structure might benefit from some alternative methods of watering.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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