moist

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Moist air from the Pacific moves west to east and then is pushed up over mountains into the cooler atmosphere and releases precipitation -- leaving the air dry once it gets to the other side.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Moist and fatty dark meat on this bird.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

"Moist incubation" is a new fermenting technique, developed by Prof Chetschik and her team, in which cocoa beans are dried, then a lactic acid solution containing ethanol is applied.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022

What we do know is this: Moist air over warm ocean water is hurricane fuel.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2019

Moist soft flakes are falling out of it, piling up on roofs and branches, sliding off now and then to hit with a wet cottony thunk.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood