dry
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Most areas will be dry with sunny spells, although a few showers are likely in north-west Scotland and East Anglia.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
There is the intermittent purr of generators, dogs barking, and, from time to time, the dry clack of domino tiles echoing in the street.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Citing dangerously dry brush conditions, the City Council approved the declaration this week to reduce the risk of fires associated with homeless individuals cooking outdoors or using fire to keep warm at night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Getting supplies by sea—called underway replenishment—relies on supply ships that ferry fuel, ammunition and dry cargo like food or spare parts to the carrier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was just sitting there, big and bright, and looked like it was trying to make up its mind what to do next; dry everything out or make the green things grow.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The reason is that the labor force is shrinking as baby boomers continue to retire and immigration dries up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
As the liquid dries, the suspended particles inside can gather into uneven patterns.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
"The sweat dries," she said, watching the blades turn, "but these gusts are hard for an old body to bear."
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The central bank buying rupees dries up liquidity for commercial banks, hampering lending, Pramanik adds.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
He dries a plate, puts it on a pile.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
That really divided Whigs between drys and wets.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2017
So who are the other Washington VIPs queuing up for blow drys, yoga, personal training and makeup application in the comfort of their open concept living rooms?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2015
And while profits from cuts, colouring and blow drys have remained static, in 2012 the salon's hair extension business has grown 60% year on year.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
But she nonetheless tells her very fellow drys that she can secure Nucky’s help in doing away with these neighborhood stashes.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2010
They do not realize that the drys can still keep on voting dry, with intense conviction, and great battle cries, and still have a sense of humor.
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay
In India and Southeast Asia, it typically causes drier conditions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Volunteer Janette Hick told BBC Radio Leicester "Mother Nature won't go away", and urged residents to prepare their properties over these drier summer months.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Every time we burn fossil fuels, it adds more chemicals to the atmosphere that trap more heat, creating a positive feedback loop that makes everything hotter and drier.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
While forecasts point to rain around the Mediterranean, other regions can expect “severely drier than average conditions” until September, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Someone has to make sure there are at least a few of us with good sense along. Marshes! Ugh! If you insist on making fools of yourselves, I wish you’d picked a drier way.”
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
July has been the sunniest month on record for the UK, as well as the driest July on record for England and Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Of all the dams I have built and of all the dams I have ever seen, it was the driest dam of its size I ever saw in my life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
England and Wales saw their driest July since records began 190 years ago, according to the Met Office, and a drought has been declared across large parts of the country.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The "driest July in 190 years" is the top story for The i Paper, with both England and Wales seeing the driest July since records began.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Akkersons were the driest couple in town.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Southwestern Germany has been hard-hit by high temperatures and low rainfall this summer, which has dried out farmland and seen river levels drop.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Later, repeated heat waves and a period of drought dried out that vegetation, turning it into abundant fuel.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
France has for weeks been battling wildfires after a series of deadly heatwaves that have dried up riverbeds and vegetation, extreme weather events scientists have linked to human-made climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Last winter was mild and wet, encouraging vegetation growth, which has then dried out in successive hot spells, generating fuel for wildfires.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The men of the Advance survived on salty dried meat and tinned vegetables.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
But now that the federal money is drying up, the red ink is starting to gush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Some polygonal formations previously examined by Curiosity clearly began as cracks in drying mud.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Our fuels have been drying out over time and are at pretty much critical levels right now,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
This includes drying riverbeds, fish in distress, an accumulation of algae, wildfire risk and concern from farmers about crop growth, grazing conditions and water availability for livestock.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
A breeze arrives, blowing away mean words, drying my cheeks.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
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