mist
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Two women witness the strange murder of a neighbor and begin to believe that something could be lurking in the mist that’s enveloped the Earth.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
A coyote is bathed in red light; a cougar stalks near a grand piano; a man stands in a tropical jungle surrounded by mist; a pay phone off the hook dangles by its cord.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
For most of England and Wales, stargazers will have largely clear skies throughout the night with just a small chance of one or two mist patches.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
“That mist is cooling, especially if you’re close to it and you feel the moisture on your skin,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
We follow winding roads through ancient green groves, woodlands filled with secrets and murmurs and mist.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
In the Colosseum, cooling fans with mists have been set up in the entrances.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Recent discoveries about similar art-filled caves in France suggest that our ancestors were creating more than murals and pointillism beneath the primordial mists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The timber wars have receded into the mists of history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
The victories won by gladiatrixes like Achillia, meanwhile, are all but lost to the mists of ages.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Away high in the East swung Remmirath, the Netted Stars, and slowly above the mists red Borgil rose, glowing like a jewel of fire.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Misty Cook, of the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, read a statement as eyes misted all around:
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Diane Kostka planted a sign at each checkpoint for her husband and son and misted them with a spray bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2025
That means not throwing them straight into the produce drawer, and instead storing them in a misted, sealed bag.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 23, 2024
MAUZÉ-SUR-LE-MIGNON, France — Wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, the gendarmes appear suddenly in the middle of farm fields misted by morning rain.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
“I get to stand here by myself and be misted on.”
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
"Sweating and misting work in the same way, which is also why it's comfortable and cooler to be near a fountain or open body of water," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Water trucks and misting systems will be used to suppress dust, and equipment will be fitted with noise-reducing mufflers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
Other restoration efforts include the implementation of an anti-fire misting system beneath the cathedral’s roof and the recreation of the original cross.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
A cool breeze blew off the water, misting me with salt.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
