lapped
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One morning last month, Paxon, now a 79-year-old county commissioner, pointed to where the diminished reservoir lapped at the base of the 301-foot dam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios’ “Verity,” starring Anne Hathaway, easily lapped “Digger,” coming in first at the domestic box office with a haul of $32.6 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
In Batroun, a northern coastal city home to the ruins of a small Roman amphitheatre, an archaeologist was surrounded by tools and papers, documenting the latest finds as waves lapped rocks nearby.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The rules say that the cars have to do one more lap behind a safety car before a restart once lapped cars have unlapped themselves, a process that was only just beginning at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
A gentle breeze blew over me, and the water lapped serenely at the riverbank.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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