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drip

[drip] / drɪp /


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Lee said her family, which uses water-saving drip irrigation, should be allowed to pump more to keep the farm going.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 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

Images of the fashion scion’s arrest in handcuffs and the steady drip of leaks from the police investigation have led to “a kind of unbearable premature social condemnation,” his lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

My earmuffs are wet, and I drip onto the floor.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

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

In line for the merch booth, sweat drips down our backs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

One Sacramento medspa advertises IV drips ranging from $185 to $500.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 1, 2026

The pipe was at the bottom of a hill, and I would walk down there and huddle with other poor people from the neighborhood, collecting drips of water.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

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

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

Whatever was dripped into his ear, it worked.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2025

Tears dripped onto Troppo shirts; there were gulps and sobs and soggy noses.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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 Masefield, John

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 Bull, Charles Livingston

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

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

Instead, the organization leveraged sky-high demand and the wealthy U.S. market via dynamic pricing, while dripping tickets into the market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

The last of these, with its red-white-and-blue pageantry dripping with patriotic pride, seems to be of particular interest to the president.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

If you’re lucky, not too much of the medicine will wind up dripping down your adorable creature’s chin.

From Slate May 17, 2026

A cloaked figure is hunched over a worktable filled with bubbling cauldrons, vials of neon-colored liquid, and candles dripping wax.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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