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AFP reporters saw firefighters battling to douse the flames sweeping across the parched countryside, sending plumes of white smoke into the air.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The roof later became structurally unsafe so firefighters used helicopters and water cannons to douse the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

A fire extinguisher was used to douse the blaze.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

She called the buder and maid robots and instructed them to douse the Mellower in a cold bath.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

He no longer douses his sponge with dish liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

The Philippous’ kinetic style mashes genre cinema with beloved intellectual property, douses the combination with accelerant and lights a match; it’s the product of their personalities as much as YouTube’s milieu.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

More playful than pedantic, Rashid douses his work in a heavy helping of humor — and with it comes the quiet guilt of catching yourself amused by scenes that are both funny and horrifying.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021

Naturally, as well liked and respected around the NFL as Lynn is, being the offensive coordinator of an anemic team quickly douses that speculation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

I shake it, and when he pulls away, his mother—her eyes still locked on me—unsnaps a keychain-Purell and vigorously douses Jordan in it, practically giving him an entire hospital bath.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

For decades, research has extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet low in sugar, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and doused in olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Gironde wildfires might be under relative control for now, but they are far from doused.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“That’s a dynamic partnership between the two of them,” said Abbott, who got doused with water in the locker room after his first win as a head coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

You’re going to want to consume a lot of instant ramen doused with soy sauce so the sodium gives you moonface, hiding any hint of a zygomatic arch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

Smelling like a cesspool, I staggered into the house and took pieces of rags, doused them in water and wiped myself, but the stench remained.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Berton Panjaitan told journalists in the capital more than 60,000 firefighters, including volunteers, were deployed in dousing efforts countrywide.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Previously prom-perfect in a slinky dress, glossy wig and sparkling tiara for a Cinespia screening of the 1976 horror classic “Carrie,” Monáe’s dousing was of her own volition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

When not directly dousing the flames, they water the soil and vegetation to prevent future fires from progressing.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

On Wednesday, Powell broached the issue when dousing speculation about a leadership vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Depressed by the turn of conversation, people started gathering the leavings of their meal, dousing the beach wood with sand, and getting ready to return to whatever families or caretakers or safe flops they had.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi