shower
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The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation of Orion, which is where the shower gets its name, but they can appear anywhere across the night sky.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Wales, the Midlands and Northern England it may be more of a struggle to see the meteor shower, with a slow-moving weather front providing cloud and outbreaks of rain.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When he told her—while she was in the shower one night—“that he would love not to live with her anymore,” he offered her the flat for what he called “a peppercorn rent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The primary suite serves as its own private retreat and features an en suite bathroom with a soaking tub, double sinks, and a full-body spray shower.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I set her stuffed puppy next to her, then I take a shower, put on the creepy pajamas, and run my dirty clothes down to Lou Ann.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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Once the fog clears a brighter day will follow for many, with high pressure allowing sunny spells and just a few scattered showers.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
As Polo reaches Mexico, Southern California will probably see some unusual clouds and a few showers, Ralph said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
There’s also a less than 10% chance of showers, if one of the hurricanes crawls farther up the coast, according to Wofford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
There are also cots and showers for technicians who might hunker down during extreme weather to keep the servers running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I’ve tried to take cold showers and they’re wonderful when they’re over, but during the process they feel like some form of animal torture.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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Aside from being showered with gravel churned up by the "gobby" miscreants, no one came to harm that day, but others have not been so lucky.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lured by the 216% annual return at his previous fund, investors showered nearly $300 million at him in the opening weeks of 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Isabel says she was sitting on the bed waiting for Leto to get ready, when he called her into the bathroom so the pair could talk while he showered.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
K Callan, the actor, is having a moment, showered with praise fo her turn as Ruth, the forgetful secretary to Matthew Rhys’ Mayor Tom Loftis, in Apple TV‘s hit horror quasi-comedy “Widow’s Bay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
As soon as Papi came home from his shift at the hospital, he showered, singing a favorite Island song that made the girls giggle as they slipped on their party dresses.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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More than 100,000 Texas fans had spent the second half showering the home team with boos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Its open crumb absorbs just enough sauce to become more flavorful as it sits, while the soft crust remains easy to eat on a towel without showering your lap in shards.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Use extractor fans when cooking or showering because they remove warm, moist air before it spreads through the home.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
"We use as little as possible," she said, standing at the locker room of a local sports field, which was turned into a temporary showering facility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Sprinklers overhead came on, showering the crowds as they surged for the exits.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
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