drip

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According to the National Cancer Institute, PAHs can develop when fat and juices from meat drip onto a hot surface or open flame, creating smoke that deposits these compounds onto the food.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Many say they’re mentally worn down by the daily drip of headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"They admitted him to hospital where he developed a bad fever, really bad diarrhoea. He was on a drip, he needed constant fluids, constant painkillers," said Gareth.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"She's got to be drip fed back into society. It's a massive ordeal she's been through," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

At school, he was a bit of a drip.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin