not dry

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“It’s a relatively small field in the overall accounting world, but it’s certainly not dry accounting,” said Chris Fazzolari, co-head of the royalty group at business management firm Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Though the region is getting Santa Ana winds in early January again, the landscape is not dry and primed for fast-moving fires as it was last Jan. 7, when multiple blazes exploded into unprecedented firestorms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

Efficient, high-speed hydrogen movement in these fuel cells requires water, meaning that the membrane must be continually hydrated so that it does not dry out.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2023

You want your egg whites stiff, but not dry.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2023

The silvery pellawi-fur dried fast, and as soon as the wool of the facing was at least warm, if not dry, he wrapped himself in it and stretched out by the firepit.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin