rivulets
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His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
At Domingo Albacete's olive farm soil erosion has left rivulets of rubble and stone.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Footage showed concertgoers at the venue fleeing for shelter as rivulets of ice and water poured down staircases and lightning flashed in the sky.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
In summers, Sonam would take his goats to the plains near Phobrang, where they ate grass on the banks of small, glacier-fed rivulets, he recalled.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2023
Black streams of crude traced down the ship’s hide, running in slick rivulets.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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