hydrant
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In May, a well on the Pecos County property of Laura Briggs started spraying saltwater like a fire hydrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Thursday morning, striking a fire hydrant and tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
I did not want to cry, but the tears burst out of me like a newly opened fire hydrant in the summer.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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Fire hydrants in the nation’s capital were painted to resemble American patriots, as part of the “Paint-A-Plug for America” project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
Fire hydrants went dry or lost pressure during the Palisades fire, turning homes like hers into fuel for the inferno.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation into the causes behind the dry fire hydrants that hampered firefighting efforts and L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Alice Evans was trying to make fire hydrants out of clay, which so far just looked like pathetic lumps.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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Vocabulary lists containing hydrant
Elements of the Universe: Hydr, Hydro ("Water")
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: hydr
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