hydrant
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It was hours before he stumbled onto a fire hydrant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
The Cybertruck careened instead into a fire hydrant, then a tree, before bursting into flames.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
The kids stopped splashing in the hydrant, stuck, not sure if they should laugh or cry.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
Out in the yard, the fire hydrants received a fresh, bright coat of yellow paint.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Kids decorated their bikes with stars and stripes, marched in local parades and painted local fire hydrants red, white and blue–faded examples of which could be seen well into the ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Then move on over to the fire hydrants.
From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026
During last year’s L.A. firestorms, hydrants ran out of water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026
On the coldest days the manure steamed, as if the hydrants themselves were on fire.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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