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drip

[drip] / drɪp /


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Problems can occur, especially in people with poor kidney function or rare inherited conditions, which is why this is not a harmless wellness drip to be sold on the high street.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Mixing in a few cardamom pods with ground coffee in your French press or drip machine is another sugar substitute for your morning brew.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

It is looking into practices including pressure selling, drip pricing, and misleading countdown clocks as part of its investigations.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Prominent tech bull Cathie Wood took the opportunity to buy the drip.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He’s wearing a flannel jacket, now soaked, and a pair of combat boots that drip water on her floor mats.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The vineyard has a system of piping spread across 1.85 hectares of the vines, which steadily drips water onto the ground around the plants' roots, and is turned on every few days.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Christie's called Number 7A, 1948, which depicts black drips of paint with touches of red on a huge canvas spanning more than three metres, a key piece of art history.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Rain drips down the plane windows; I complete the “Ask and Trust” deck, which opens with a Dr. Becky video.

From Slate May 10, 2026

The spa offers everything from traditional services such as massages and facials to biohacking, IV drips and energy work.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

With the aid of the glasses, I lie watching the drips of water splatter on the cave floor.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

The clubhouse had a paint-chipped exterior and was even worse inside, where unused kitchen appliances dripped ooze.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Actress Chase Sui Wonders dripped with diamonds in a pale lavender dress.

From BBC May 4, 2026

He tried to wipe it away with his sleeve, but he was too slow, and it dripped down onto his black shirt, joining a galaxy of white stains that looked like the night sky.

From Slate Jan. 27, 2026

That deficit quickly dripped away and Feller was a picture of shock as he realised he had won after his Swiss rival streaked through the finish line in second.

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

Already, she has smelled like wet dog and dripped on the floor, and changed out of disgusting clothes, and is wearing no makeup and has chopped hair.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Back to the town the swaying torches reeked, Within the green-striped tent the lights expired, The dew dript from the canvas where it leaked.

From King Cole by John Masefield

The night air was raw with the chill of thawing snow, and carried no sound but the soft tinkle of the sap as it dript swiftly into the birchen cups.

From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Charles Livingston Bull

Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Here soaring horns sit atop dripping, spattered masses, the high polish and sharp points of the parabolic shapes complementing the curvaceous, organically decorated bases below.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Not the most dramatic standalone final but one dripping with gripping narrative.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"Subconsciously, I didn't want to have natto just dripping from my beard," he said, laughing.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

I stand on a step stool and reach as high as I can with the broom to get the wall wet and dripping.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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