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aqua

[ak-wuh, ah-kwuh] / ˈæk wə, ˈɑ kwə /




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But that was before the Miami Grand Prix moved in—before the artificial marina, the aqua chicane or the race weekends that packed in 275,000 fans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Next season’s salary cap is projected to be just above $300 million—and the Dolphins may be dedicating around two-thirds of that to players no longer wearing aqua on Sundays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Wearing a purple, yellow and magenta colorblocked T-shirt, Okatsuka flashes aqua nails topped off with hot dog charms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

The parents of an 11-year-old girl who drowned at an aqua park have called for tighter regulations so other families do not have to "bury their children".

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2025

Then, with sticky fingers washed, Abby and I started out with the lighter aqua color, and before long Wynn was hunched over the frame, helping.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

I do not speak of vigour and sprightliness; 'tis not reason they should follow me beyond their limits: "Non hoc amplius est liminis, aut aquae Coelestis, patiens latus."

From The Essays of Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

The Spanish army encamped, says Guicciardini, "in a place called by Livy, from its vicinity to Sessa, aquae Sinuessanae, being perhaps the marshes in which Marius hid himself."

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 by William Hickling Prescott

I do not speak of vigour and sprightliness; 'tis not reason they should follow me beyond their limits:                "Non hoc amplius est liminis, aut aquae                Coelestis, patiens latus."

From The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 19 by Charles Cotton

The former were driven from their homes by a peculiar interdictio ignis et aquae; the other—by an interdictio scientiae.

From History of the Jews in Russia and Poland. Volume II From the death of Alexander I. until the death of Alexander III. (1825-1894) by I. Friedlaender

Although all these aquae cleanse gold concentrates or dust from impurities, yet there are certain compositions which possess singular power.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola

Merchants paused selling piñatas, street food and aquas frescas to take photos of the runners and cheer them on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025

Rioux is a fabulous artist with a highly distinctive style: Here cat-eyed humans live in a world of aquas and rusts, golds and shadows.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2022

If you like a calming effect, choose soothing aquas, limes and mints.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2016

The bright aquas and greens are also gender-neutral for friends and cousins of both boys and girls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2015

The principal verb is tenebat, the subject ille, and the object aquas; so translate:— He used to stay the running waters by his song.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce




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