faucet
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At one early event, they had to rig a hose to a bar faucet to fill the ice baths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Even if the strait were to effectively open tomorrow, you can’t turn the faucet back on,” Angie Gildea, global head of oil and gas at KPMG, told MarketWatch in March.
From MarketWatch ● May 24, 2026
“Even if there is a good resolution, this isn’t a faucet that can turn back on. We don’t have a peace button you can push to restart those wells.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Door handles, faucet knobs, and flush levers tend to be more contaminated because they are frequently touched, often with unwashed hands.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
When she turned on the faucet, the pan hissed like an angry snake.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
For the hardware, the couple will be replacing the existing silver-toned metal with gold, including new faucets, new drawer handles, and new knobs for the cupboards.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
The idea came about after another co-founder, a coder and glassblowing artist named Jim McKelvey, couldn’t sell one of his sculptural glass faucets because he couldn’t accept credit cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The plumber is here but the faucets aren’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2025
Forgiveness can be a one-person endeavor, but anger and sorrow aren’t faucets that turn off with a pardon.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2024
Both faucets run as we splash our faces.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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