waters

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If they know that you’re only testing the waters — and you’ve already set a date to come back — it can ease the transition for everyone.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Free passage through the critical waters is the single most important element in the initial peace deal signed earlier in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur have tested the waters with an opening bid of about £80m for Sandro Tonali, and Arsenal are poised to make an offer for Guimaraes.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Amid a tumult of laughter, a head bobs up and goes under the dark waters of Kyiv's Dnipro river on the hottest day of the year.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Ms. Lena brings us a couple of waters.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas