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"\u2014 Rudy Maxa"
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"Make sure you dry your hands.",
"He dried himself with the towel.",
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"I'll wash and you dry , okay",
"Your shirt is drying on the clothesline.",
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"In the West, fire danger will be high Saturday through Monday due to dry and windy conditions expected in Nevada, Arizona and Utah. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"The air that will arrive Sunday and Monday is unusually dry for July. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Severe drought across the southwestern US has created dry and fire-prone conditions. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Shaping the hair dry in its undisturbed curly state will ensure the layers land where they are meant to. \u2014 Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure , 30 June 2022",
"Grip levels were impressive, too, with our sample car's Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires finding huge adhesion in both dry and wet conditions. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
"Garnier makes several shampoo bars, including the Oat Delicacy, designed for fine hair, and Honey Treasure, best for dry and damaged hair. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Try not to allow your stainless steel appliances to air dry after cleaning. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"The six-day shutdown pushed some consumers to stockpile gas, leaving many pumps dry . \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is no small feat as our experts' strands cover a wide range, from oily to dry , thin to coarse and unprocessed to bleached. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"The early morning is the best time to water, so the leaves can dry in the sun. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"Follow the steps below to clean the area, and give the spot time to dry , too, in order to make sure nothing looks funny or discolored later. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"This harsh ingredient can dry the skin and harm the scalp and hair follicles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Coming in at 30 by 60 inches, these towels are generously sized, which several reviewers praise; dry off after a dip in the pool or use one to cover a hot pool lounger before kicking back to relax. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"Prime the cut edges, and be sure to leave that \u00bc-inch gap, so the lower edge of the original siding can dry . \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The washable polyester uppers dry quickly, as does the EVA insole, and an anti-odor treatment helps fend off foul smells after a long day wandering in the sun. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"To be safe, dry your clothes on high heat for at least 10 minutes if possible. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This hair dryer by BaByliss features nano titanium technology to help give your hair a quick dry and a long-lasting sleek finish. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
"The two didn\u2019t spend much time in dry -dock, however. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Hanson\u2019s 3 from the wing got ASU\u2019s offense up and going again following a three-minute dry spell where ASU shot 0-for-4 from the field, making way for Loville to her first of three 3-pointers. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Gordon Chevrolet in Garden City delivered its first 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV to a customer last week \u2014 after an eight-month dry spell. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Pat the chicken dry and season both sides with salt and pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Keeping the pan dry will keep the steel construction of the spring rust-free and working its sprightly best. \u2014 Erin Mcdowell, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In Arizona, the leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes have also been leaving some of their farmland dry in a similar deal. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Still, one of the greatest benefits of spending time around other couples, especially as someone going through a romantic dry spell, is the ability to observe\u2014and even learn from\u2014their relationships yourself. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"Especially when measuring flour, accuracy is important, so using only dry measuring cups\u2014or better yet, weighing on a scale\u2014is key. \u2014 Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit , 19 Mar. 2018"
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"We did a dry run of the experiment.",
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"After finishing a run, there\u2019s nothing better than opening the cooler and sipping on a tasty beverage to replenish yourself after a hot, dry run . \u2014 Outside Online , 13 May 2022",
"The league is getting into the full Vegas vibe and considers this a dry run for the Super Bowl here in early 2024. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The last presidential election was a dry run for the next. \u2014 J. Michael Luttig, CNN , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The trailer adds a few more wrinkles: The participants will spend three weeks living with new people, kind of like a dry run for life with someone else. \u2014 Elizabeth Logan, Glamour , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Conducting a dry run of your crisis response plan is an excellent way to find the gaps in your plan of action. \u2014 Yec, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
"At the August start of the reconciliation process, the Senate did a dry run of a vote-a-rama. \u2014 Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Auto dealers staged a dry run for the auto show\u2019s outdoor portion last summer. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 11 Jan. 2022",
"George Miller, then the welfare director in neighboring Nevada, volunteered to do a dry run for Reagan, proposing to purge his smaller state\u2019s welfare rolls of alleged welfare cheats. \u2014 Eli Hager, ProPublica , 30 Dec. 2021"
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"sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up",
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"More and more Alaskans need help with food as prices spike at the gas pump and on grocery shelves, while pandemic relief dollars dry up , local providers say. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 1 June 2022",
"Facebook, more specifically local Facebook mom groups, have become a resource for parents struggling to find baby formula as supply chain issues and a major manufacturer recall dry up the supply on store shelves. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 24 May 2022",
"Turner stipulated that as soon as the one-time funds dry up , council members will have to find alternate funding sources. \u2014 Jay R. Jordan, Chron , 13 Apr. 2022",
"The cycle is interrupted when policymakers intervene, spurring investors to become cautious and causing the flow of money into housing to dry up . \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The weeklong curbs on both manufacturing and shipping in Shenzhen present bad news\u2014for supply chains that are still struggling to return to pre-pandemic performance, and for prices, which will rise as product supplies temporarily dry up . \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Simply put, more houses and subdivisions means more groundwater pumping from the aquifers, which could, in theory, lead to some of the wells that pump from the aquifer to dry up . \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Lithium and other metals used for electric batteries are often mined near indigenous lands, and mining operations contaminate or dry up water, hurt biodiversity and damage sacred land. \u2014 Genevieve Glatsky, Fortune , 23 May 2022",
"Migratory birds and freshwater fish are suffering as rivers and wetlands dry up . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The team has worked independently, occasionally meeting in Mr. Sapin\u2019s studio to plot on a big dry-erase board . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Instead, Manger said, police negotiators communicated with Roseberry using a dry-erase board . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"At both ends of the floor \u2014 and independent of what can be drawn on a dry-erase board \u2014 Woodson needs players who can think on their feet and adjust as necessary. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Aug. 2021",
"Whether in a classroom or the halls of Congress, a dry-erase board can help simplify even the most complicated topics. \u2014 New York Times , 13 July 2021",
"Larry Krauck awoke in a strange hospital, the date written on a dry-erase board in his room: Dec. 12, 2020. \u2014 Josh Wingrove, Fortune , 7 July 2021",
"On a dry-erase board in the health department, employees track how long the health command has been fighting COVID-19. \u2014 Time , 29 June 2021",
"Allure: At what point did working on a skin-care formula find its spot on that dry-erase board ",
"The whiteboard or dry-erase board has been a staple for coaches in huddles almost as long as basketball has existed. \u2014 Chris Hine, Star Tribune , 3 Feb. 2021"
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"dryads were said to live within trees, their lives ending when the life of the tree ended",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Players will start out controlling a centaur with a whip as their dungeon manager, but eventually a dryad enchantress and monkey engineer can also be unlocked, with each master necessitating various styles of gameplay. \u2014 Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online , 24 May 2021",
"The taste is close to water, only water as if just rained down and sipped from a blossom, with a delicate, attenuated sweetness: what a dryad might live on. \u2014 Ligaya Mishan, New York Times , 22 Feb. 2018",
"Isaac, the dryad Lena Greenwood, and the fire-spider Smudge lead the efforts to uncover the mystery. \u2014 John Booth, WIRED , 7 Aug. 2012"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The $1,000 dry suit is just one piece of equipment needed for the winter months. \u2014 Sarah Knapp, Travel + Leisure , 27 Jan. 2022",
"The top layer, though, is specific to the river \u2014 a dry suit made of nylon that keeps everything underneath perfectly dry. \u2014 Sarah Knapp, Travel + Leisure , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Upon landing, a commuter could walk to work in the dry suit or change at, say, a gym. \u2014 Danyoung Kim, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021",
"On that recent morning, Mayo watched Packard disappear into the dark depths in his black dry suit and tracked the bubbles from his scuba gear as Packard made his way to the bottom. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2021",
"Keep warm with a wet suit, dry suit , immersion suit, survival suit or exposure coveralls. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2021",
"Finally, outfitted in protective equipment, including a dry suit , into the pipe the firefighter went. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Feb. 2021",
"Friedrich layered up with wet and dry suits plus skin pants, but his face was exposed and his lips went numb in five minutes. \u2014 Laura Mallonee, Wired , 10 Feb. 2020",
"Design of the first dry suit is credited to Bill Barada of Los Angeles, also in the early 1950s. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, SFChronicle.com , 10 Sep. 2019"
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"The dry dock is full.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"According to the company, the design incorporates features based on the company\u2019s experiences with owning, operating, and maintaining a similar dry dock at its ship repair facility at the Austal West Campus in Mobile. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"Like so many others, the threesome was in dry dock for the past two years and wanted to check out the grand opening. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The financial support would also allow the purchase of a floating dry dock potentially able to accept Freedom Class Littoral Combat ship other craft up to roughly the size of a Virginia Class submarine. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The Scheherazade, a $700 million, 459-foot vessel, has been in dry dock in Italy as it was repaired, but was put into water again this week. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"The nonpartisan agency attributes the problem to everything from the flooding of a dry dock at NASSCO, which affected the yard\u2019s ability to build ships, to unspecified performance issues, inflation and the pandemic. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And to get the dry dock in place, the company must ensure the Galveston Ship Channel is deep enough. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Carnegie and its captain spent the following handful of years out of the water, the ship in dry dock and the commander conducting magnetic research on land. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022",
"But on a recent morning in Barcelona, the $600 million Solaris was out of the water, wedged into a dry dock , as workers toiled underneath its light-gray hull. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"So go forth and seek your own dry ice , whatever that may be. \u2014 Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"The food is prepared at Olga's restaurants, then shipped frozen on dry ice . \u2014 Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press , 24 Mar. 2022",
"As soon as they were opened, each specimen was moved onto a table containing dry ice , where it was verified and signed before being moved to the main freezer. \u2014 Olivia Goldhill, STAT , 30 Aug. 2021",
"The cardboard box, item cups, and insulation surrounding the dry ice are all recyclable. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-cpt, Good Housekeeping , 16 June 2022",
"The airport facilities are equipped again to store and actually replenish the dry ice if need be. \u2014 TheWeek , 29 Nov. 2020",
"Similar to smoke bombs, dry ice essentially suffocates rats. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Saget was an easy feature, leaving few notes beyond the types of angles that would work for a more flattering shot or suggesting using dry ice for smoke. \u2014 Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone , 18 Feb. 2022",
"Matthews said deliveries will come with dry ice to keep non-perishables fresh after leaving the building, one of the biggest challenges the company expects to face as drivers navigate Atlanta\u2019s notoriously congested traffic. \u2014 Leon Stafford, ajc , 4 Feb. 2022"
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"There was not a dry eye in the White House theater that night. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"There was nary a dry eye in the house as Kalukango, who later won the Tony for leading actress in a musical, closed her number with a pitch-perfect high note. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
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"By the end of the song, there didn't seem to be a dry eye in the studio. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 9 May 2022",
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"Importantly, Daugs added, much of the valley\u2019s agriculture is dry farming . \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 May 2022",
"Dry Farms goes through a vigorous selection process to ensure that their winemakers use natural methods, farm on living soils using only dry farming techniques which are more sustainable and produce better fruit. \u2014 Jeanette Hurt, Forbes , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"This dry oil spray works to fight off hair damage while smoothing, strengthening, and softening it. \u2014 NBC News , 10 Dec. 2019",
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"In a city renowned for public vomiting, Kansas was bent over with dry heaves . \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Albertina Bonetti, 77, from Trescore Balneario, near Bergamo, developed nausea and fever on March 7, followed by dry heaves and diarrhea. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 10 May 2020",
"The symptoms began immediately: First, dry heaves , and then intense neck and head pain, according to doctors at the Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, New York. \u2014 Laignee Barron, Time , 10 Apr. 2018",
"The 34-year-old man, who was not identified, experienced a series of intense headaches and dry heaving after eating a Carolina Reaper, reportedly the hottest pepper in the world, during the contest in New York. \u2014 Mark Lieber, CNN , 9 Apr. 2018",
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"Consider using hydraulic fracturing for hybrid EGS applications where conventional applications have encountered the geothermal equivalent of a dry hole \u2013 natural fractures were not encountered during drilling but could be intersected by fracturing. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
"But in San Diego, the search for crude has led to one dry hole after another. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Nov. 2021",
"For their part, company representatives deny the Bowknot well was a dry hole . \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"The building\u2019s layout and interior construction made for a challenging firefight, Scott said, because the studios had significant amounts of insulation and double layers of drywall , which concentrated the heat. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
"Above, chunks of drywall dangled from wires, desks sat seemingly undisturbed inches from the void where the front of the building cleaved away. \u2014 Andrea Rodriguez, Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
"Above, chunks of drywall dangled from wires, desks sat seemingly undisturbed inches from the void where the front of the building cleaved away. \u2014 Andrea Rodr\u00cdguez, ajc , 7 May 2022",
"The new settlement, a tight cluster of squat homes made of drywall , was built without electricity and tucked between a noisy highway and a river. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"At the flat-bed center on a recent Monday morning, an 18-wheeler parked in the main aisle looked small between the racks of roofing, mulch and drywall reaching up toward the 40-foot ceiling. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 9 June 2022",
"Now, for the ANZAC Day parade, the streets were lined with people, but also piles of warped wood and ruined drywall . \u2014 Michael E. Miller, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"This will help you to avoid accidentally gouging your drywall when trying to lift up the paper. \u2014 Country Living Staff, Country Living , 6 May 2022",
"Students were able to learn and improve on a number of building skills, including how to cut and nail down Tyvek, a synthetic fiber product used to block moisture from getting inside walls, replacing flooring, and installing drywall . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 30 Apr. 2022"
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"Mix the dry ingredients first, then add the milk and eggs.",
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"We tried to stay dry in the rain by standing under a tree.",
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"Are the clothes dry yet?",
"The paint should be dry in a few hours.",
"a stretch of dry weather",
"a country with a very dry climate",
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"Verb",
"I'll wash the dishes if you dry them.",
"Make sure you dry your hands.",
"He dried himself with the towel.",
"Stop crying and dry your eyes.",
"I'll wash and you dry , okay?",
"Your shirt is drying on the clothesline.",
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"In the West, fire danger will be high Saturday through Monday due to dry and windy conditions expected in Nevada, Arizona and Utah. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
"The air that will arrive Sunday and Monday is unusually dry for July. \u2014 Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
"Severe drought across the southwestern US has created dry and fire-prone conditions. \u2014 Monica Garrett, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"Shaping the hair dry in its undisturbed curly state will ensure the layers land where they are meant to. \u2014 Parizaad Khan Sethi, Allure , 30 June 2022",
"Grip levels were impressive, too, with our sample car's Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires finding huge adhesion in both dry and wet conditions. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 29 June 2022",
"Garnier makes several shampoo bars, including the Oat Delicacy, designed for fine hair, and Honey Treasure, best for dry and damaged hair. \u2014 Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
"Try not to allow your stainless steel appliances to air dry after cleaning. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"The six-day shutdown pushed some consumers to stockpile gas, leaving many pumps dry . \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"This is no small feat as our experts' strands cover a wide range, from oily to dry , thin to coarse and unprocessed to bleached. \u2014 Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping , 29 June 2022",
"The early morning is the best time to water, so the leaves can dry in the sun. \u2014 Carol Stocker, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"Follow the steps below to clean the area, and give the spot time to dry , too, in order to make sure nothing looks funny or discolored later. \u2014 Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens , 16 June 2022",
"This harsh ingredient can dry the skin and harm the scalp and hair follicles. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"Coming in at 30 by 60 inches, these towels are generously sized, which several reviewers praise; dry off after a dip in the pool or use one to cover a hot pool lounger before kicking back to relax. \u2014 Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com , 12 June 2022",
"Prime the cut edges, and be sure to leave that \u00bc-inch gap, so the lower edge of the original siding can dry . \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 6 June 2022",
"The washable polyester uppers dry quickly, as does the EVA insole, and an anti-odor treatment helps fend off foul smells after a long day wandering in the sun. \u2014 Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
"To be safe, dry your clothes on high heat for at least 10 minutes if possible. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 20 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This hair dryer by BaByliss features nano titanium technology to help give your hair a quick dry and a long-lasting sleek finish. \u2014 Rebecca Carhart, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
"The two didn\u2019t spend much time in dry -dock, however. \u2014 Gary Graff, cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
"Hanson\u2019s 3 from the wing got ASU\u2019s offense up and going again following a three-minute dry spell where ASU shot 0-for-4 from the field, making way for Loville to her first of three 3-pointers. \u2014 Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
"Gordon Chevrolet in Garden City delivered its first 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV to a customer last week \u2014 after an eight-month dry spell. \u2014 Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Pat the chicken dry and season both sides with salt and pepper. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Keeping the pan dry will keep the steel construction of the spring rust-free and working its sprightly best. \u2014 Erin Mcdowell, Bon App\u00e9tit , 25 Jan. 2022",
"In Arizona, the leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes have also been leaving some of their farmland dry in a similar deal. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"Still, one of the greatest benefits of spending time around other couples, especially as someone going through a romantic dry spell, is the ability to observe\u2014and even learn from\u2014their relationships yourself. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 10 Dec. 2021"
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"The windowsill was badly damaged by dry rot .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Inspect the wood for dry rot by looking for spore dust, fruiting bodies of fungus, or a lingering damp or musty smell. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 July 2022",
"Inspect your roof for problems that lead to leaks and possible dry rot and structural damage from water. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"The balcony collapsed due to dry rot in supporting beams, and inspectors found that the contractor used substandard wood. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Jan. 2022",
"True, my daydreams don\u2019t include finding dry rot , black mold, ruptured pipes, or snake dens. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The inspection must also include the waterproofing protecting the structural components from moisture damage (i.e., dry rot ). \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The front porch was rebuilt, lead paint removed and dry rot eliminated. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The novel, narrated beautifully by actor and singer Elizabeth Knowelden, is a potent concoction of treachery and obsession; village life and romance; dry rot and load-bearing walls. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The challenge for leaders is to learn how to combat mental health issues that can become chronic or contagious at work, ultimately threatening the strength of a company in the same way that dry rot threatens the stability of a house. \u2014 Curt Steinhorst, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Between these extremes, costs for nonalcoholic beverages like coffee and soda went up 21%, dry goods like butter, flour, olive oil and more went up 20%, dairy went up 11%, and wine went up 7%. \u2014 Douglas Carpenter, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
"Her father owned a dry goods store; her mother, Johanna (Falkenstein) Heumann, was a homemaker. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
"And like its durable coolers, dry goods , and outdoor gear, its bags were expected to be tough, too. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 3 Oct. 2021",
"Penn State recommends sealing dry goods like cereal, pasta, rice, quinoa, flour, sugar and pet food in sturdy, airtight containers to prevent silverfish from reaching these tempting food sources. \u2014 Rebecca Straus, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
"It\u2019s 11 inches wide and a little under 4 feet in length with three sections, two of which are designed to hold ice plus a center unit for condiments and other dry goods . \u2014 Nicole Papantoniou, Good Housekeeping , 11 May 2022",
"Before a grocery trip, assess the dates on your dry goods . \u2014 Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Mar. 2022",
"With their rounded corners and stackable design, OXOs are must-haves for all of your dry goods . \u2014 Malia Griggs, SELF , 11 Jan. 2022",
"There would also be deli meats, cheeses, dry goods , candy, bread and hot rolls. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Jan. 2022"
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"The windowsill was badly damaged by dry rot .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Inspect the wood for dry rot by looking for spore dust, fruiting bodies of fungus, or a lingering damp or musty smell. \u2014 Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 July 2022",
"Inspect your roof for problems that lead to leaks and possible dry rot and structural damage from water. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
"The balcony collapsed due to dry rot in supporting beams, and inspectors found that the contractor used substandard wood. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Jan. 2022",
"True, my daydreams don\u2019t include finding dry rot , black mold, ruptured pipes, or snake dens. \u2014 Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com , 24 Dec. 2021",
"The inspection must also include the waterproofing protecting the structural components from moisture damage (i.e., dry rot ). \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021",
"The front porch was rebuilt, lead paint removed and dry rot eliminated. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Sep. 2021",
"The novel, narrated beautifully by actor and singer Elizabeth Knowelden, is a potent concoction of treachery and obsession; village life and romance; dry rot and load-bearing walls. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Sep. 2021",
"The challenge for leaders is to learn how to combat mental health issues that can become chronic or contagious at work, ultimately threatening the strength of a company in the same way that dry rot threatens the stability of a house. \u2014 Curt Steinhorst, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wet flies were the basic staple of fly fishing until the dry fly ethic developed early this century. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
"At its core is a collection of a dozen flies: six dry fly patterns and six subsurface. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 Mar. 2022",
"The weather had inspired Daniel to change his technique, switching from a dry fly to a lure that resembled a worm. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Anglers who want to cast a dry fly and hook a wild trout on a mountain stream will want to fish Lower Rush Creek below Grant Lake. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 1 July 2021",
"Fish the froth with a high-floating, buggy dry fly : a size 14 or 16 deer hair caddis or small stimulator. \u2014 Popular Science , 26 Oct. 2020",
"One good way to imitate that action is by skating a dry fly . \u2014 Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream , 26 June 2020",
"This is the classic scenario for skittering a dry fly , usually an Elk Hair Caddis. Cast up and across. \u2014 Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream , 26 June 2020",
"Since it was first published in 1938, Trout by Ray Bergman has become a bible for anglers, owing to its clear, authoritative descriptions of trout and how to catch them, whether with dry flies , old-school wet flies, streamers, bucktails, or nymphs. \u2014 Outdoor Life , 30 Apr. 2020"
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"Piles of coal blacken the hillsides leading into this former mining town and stain the red earth in the arroyo, a dry wash that runs between rows of old miners\u2019 cabins. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2022",
"In the village of Al Jaylah, a falaj cuts through a dry wash and splits into canals that nourish date palms, lemons, bananas, mangoes, and fields of hay and grass for goats and cows. \u2014 Ian James, azcentral , 28 Nov. 2019",
"That's carlike, too, but a Civic isn't going to be nearly as comfortable dropping into a dry wash at 60 mph. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 9 Feb. 2020",
"Al-Hawasi came to a spot beside a dry wash where the aqueduct snakes downhill as a covered channel. \u2014 Ian James, azcentral , 28 Nov. 2019"
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"I can pick up the dry cleaning on my way home.",
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"Meta, the parent company of Facebook, got pushback from employees last month after the digital giant cut free services such as laundry and dry cleaning and made changes to the timing of its free dinner service. \u2014 Hugo Mart\u00edn, Anchorage Daily News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"However, the company is cutting its free laundry, dry cleaning and valet service for employees staying in Silicon Valley, and will readjust salaries based on the cost of living for those moving to work remotely in a new city. \u2014 Matthew Kitchen, Chron , 1 June 2022",
"For extra protection, cover each of your pieces with a plastic dry cleaning bag. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
"The only thing that gives it away as a bedroom is the bed, the nightstand and her dry cleaning flapping in the wind. \u2014 Brad Mielke, ABC News , 23 Dec. 2021",
"Whether an employee wants to go to a soccer game, take a class during their lunch break or drop off their dry cleaning between meetings, every experience has merit. \u2014 Chase Garbarino, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Take delivery services and laundry/ dry cleaning , both of which use a lot of energy, where prices have risen by double digits in the past twelve months. \u2014 The New Yorker , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Stopping the laundry and dry cleaning service for employees at Meta\u2019s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., ends a famous \u2014 if unusual \u2014 perk. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"But what\u2019s a dry cleaning bill in the name of fashion? \u2014 Elizabeth Holmes, ELLE , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"Wearing a snood that fully covered her hair, as is traditional for married Orthodox women, Golin-Cahn showed me her series of drypoint etches on the biblical story of Esther, inspired by Rembrandt. \u2014 Avital Chizhik-goldschmidt, The Atlantic , 24 Sep. 2021",
"Verdon Winkler employs multiple techniques, notably drypoint and chine coll\u00e9, to produce gauzier, almost painterly images in what might be called a rainbow of grays. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
"The quick drypoint sketch at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, showed what was of interest to the artist\u2014the faces of the two figures, with the rest only sketched in outline. \u2014 Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 May 2020",
"The 40 artworks in the show are lithographs, etchings, drypoints , aquatints and woodcuts. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"An 1879 etching-aquatint- drypoint by Felix Hilaire Buhot tells the story of a deadly two-week cold snap in Paris. \u2014 Susan Dunne, courant.com , 29 Oct. 2019",
"Jenny Freestone and Jake Muirhead, both Marylanders, uses such venerable techniques as etching, drypoint and aquatint. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Aug. 2019",
"The silk rug and gilt mirror are both custom, and the drypoint print on the mantel is by Oleg Kudryashov. \u2014 As Told To Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor , 25 Apr. 2018"
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"The yachts here are in fact sitting in a dry dock covered by a 25,000-square foot sheet of teal plastic designed to look like a shimmering marina. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
"According to the company, the design incorporates features based on the company\u2019s experiences with owning, operating, and maintaining a similar dry dock at its ship repair facility at the Austal West Campus in Mobile. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"Like so many others, the threesome was in dry dock for the past two years and wanted to check out the grand opening. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
"The financial support would also allow the purchase of a floating dry dock potentially able to accept Freedom Class Littoral Combat ship other craft up to roughly the size of a Virginia Class submarine. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 8 Sep. 2021",
"The Scheherazade, a $700 million, 459-foot vessel, has been in dry dock in Italy as it was repaired, but was put into water again this week. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 6 May 2022",
"The nonpartisan agency attributes the problem to everything from the flooding of a dry dock at NASSCO, which affected the yard\u2019s ability to build ships, to unspecified performance issues, inflation and the pandemic. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
"And to get the dry dock in place, the company must ensure the Galveston Ship Channel is deep enough. \u2014 John Wayne Ferguson, San Antonio Express-News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"The Carnegie and its captain spent the following handful of years out of the water, the ship in dry dock and the commander conducting magnetic research on land. \u2014 Kimberly Bowker, Smithsonian Magazine , 8 Mar. 2022"
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