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watery

[waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh-] / ˈwɔ tə ri, ˈwɒt ə- /


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Appeared in the March 25, 2026, print edition as 'A Surfer Faces Her Watery Fear'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The mountain of rubbish was discovered at about 06:00 GMT on Monday on Watery Lane in Lichfield, leaving residents cut off and business owners unable to reach their premises.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

Watery eyes and puffy eyelids—which are not typically seen in COVID—also point to allergies, according to Glatt.

From Scientific American • May 11, 2022

Watery figuration in the piano and trills in the violin set a contemplative tone that expands into supreme, stunning lyricism.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2019

Watery rice with maggots in it is all they give us here.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake




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