droplets

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COVID-19 transmission occurred when an infected person breathed out droplets and very small particles that contained the virus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

During the outbreak, people appeared to be infected mostly "through inhalation of droplets", it added.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Anyone who has sprayed foam on a surface has likely noticed droplets forming and dripping from the bottom.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling