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faucet

[faw-sit] / ˈfɔ sɪt /


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Apparently, somewhere between setting down a dirty plate and turning on the faucet, a vacationer risks becoming a housekeeper.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

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

It dripped down into the sink, red on white, spreading out into the water that poured from the faucet.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

In a neighborhood flanked by grapevines and orange groves on the east side of the San Joaquin Valley, people cannot drink the water from their faucets because it’s contaminated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

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

Toilets lacked basic items such as soap, while water gushing from the faucets was tinged brown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 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

Poppy had said the women still preferred this fresh “earth water” to the water that came from faucets.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye


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