faucet
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Apparently, somewhere between setting down a dirty plate and turning on the faucet, a vacationer risks becoming a housekeeper.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The tiny home he built from scratch in 2020—“I never thought I’d get so pumped turning a faucet on”—burned down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Then we visited the robotics classroom, where he turned on a faucet, and the flow was closer to the color of apple juice than water.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Door handles, faucet knobs, and flush levers tend to be more contaminated because they are frequently touched, often with unwashed hands.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Just when I thought I’d gathered myself together, Chase’s face would flash in front of me and the faucet would turn on all over again.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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For the hardware, the couple will be replacing the existing silver-toned metal with gold, including new faucets, new drawer handles, and new knobs for the cupboards.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
The idea came about after another co-founder, a coder and glassblowing artist named Jim McKelvey, couldn’t sell one of his sculptural glass faucets because he couldn’t accept credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Las Flores has recommended to customers that when they resume using water, they take various steps to flush the household system, including running all the faucets for at least five minutes before using.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Gravity draws the water down into faucets, pools and hydrants below, and then the tanks are refilled with water pumped up from the city’s pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
I turned off the lights and made sure none of the faucets leaked.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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