splash
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"We were targeting a softer splash on it, and as you saw, it came in with quite a bit of velocity."
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The streamlined beak of the kingfisher, which enters the water almost without a splash, became the model for the nose of Japan’s bullet train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The new owners of the stalled Oceanwide project in downtown Los Angeles have agreed to start cleaning up the embarrassing splash of color on the city’s skyline even before they have finished formally acquiring it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
After the tests are complete, the Artemis III astronauts will return to Earth aboard Orion and splash down safely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
And then, with a loud rumble and a gigantic splash, the shabby house drops into the water, taking Hairy Man Junior with it.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The Daily Express splashes on the same combination of Badenoch and King Charles with penguins.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ splashes into theaters, ‘Little House on the Prairie’ gets a Netflix reboot, the Rolling Stones release their 25th studio album, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Guardian splashes a photo of Burnham shaking hands after his speech saying "No 10 North" is at the "heart" of his plans.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Those white splashes on the sidewalk aren’t fresh paint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
I don’t know how long I spent bathing, but after ’while I saw splashes and waves coming from the other side of the lake and I knowed the fish had started feeding.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The ship serenely splashed into the Indian Ocean to wild cheers from SpaceX employees, who were watching live footage from the company's Starbase.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
After a particularly long, road rage-y drive, I splashed my face with ice water, a tip I learned on TikTok, to see if it might take the edge off my vibrating tension.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The British singer first splashed onto the music scene when she appeared on the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Replanned of god" declares the Sun, with a photograph of Mexico City's Azteca Stadium splashed across the paper's front page.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
I splashed the dust off my face at the pump and took a nice long drink.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Water was splashing against the windows, said co-owner Shea Roggio, and his electricity shut down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But instead of splashing the extra cash, or saving up for holidays or a house deposit, he's decided to squirrel more of it away into his workplace pension.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
German media have broadcast the hapless creature lying motionless in shallow water for hours on end, with men in diving suits splashing water on it using kayak paddles.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Water tore out of the river in balls, splashing as they slammed into Sigurd on the other side of the tree.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
