splash
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According to the model, a fast-moving jet of quarks should disturb the surrounding plasma and leave a wake behind, causing the material to ripple and splash.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
A small splash of vinegar at the end of cooking can give a tired pot an almost startling jolt.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The vehicle is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Chile, SpaceX said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
A green velvet sofa that the actress brought with her from a previous home adds a splash of color to the otherwise polished space.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some of it leaps from the surface as a splash, and some of it forms a circular ripple, a series of tiny waves radiating from the rock’s entry point.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
They repeatedly found fluid-like patterns of splashes and swirling motion in the direction opposite the Z boson.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Now we see the plasma is incredibly dense, such that it is able to slow down a quark, and produces splashes and swirls like a liquid. So quark-gluon plasma really is a primordial soup."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The observations provide the first direct evidence that quark-gluon plasma responds to fast-moving particles as a unified fluid, producing waves, splashes, and swirling motion instead of simply behaving as a collection of independently scattering particles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Sun splashes on millions of fans scrambling to register for Oasis tickets after the band announced another huge tour for 2027 following the success of their comeback last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 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 crew safely splashed down on April 10 after becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to travel to lunar orbit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
At intervals of 20 years and sometimes more often, it has lashed and splashed us, turned our living rooms into muddy aquariums, swept away our cars and houses, and sometimes hundreds of Angelenos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
DeGeneres splashed out $27.44 million for that abode, which sits on just 3 acres and was sold to her in an off-market deal, despite its estimated value at the time being closer to $20 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Although other CEOs have historically remained in the shadows, Graves is often splashed all over the brand pages.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The computers controlling the Friendship 7 flight had been programmed with an incalculable number of equations that would control the capsule’s trajectory from the time it lifted off at Cape Canaveral until it splashed down.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
I probably wouldn’t start splashing vinegar into a delicate seafood bisque.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Dream led by as much as 42 points, with Angel Reese splashing 18 first-half points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Sunday Mirror leads with former Cambridge University professor Jason Arday's death, splashing a testimony from his family on the front page that reads: "It was too much".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The hyperscalers splashing out billions on data centers have been big beneficiaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“All right,” said Francis, glad to be told what to do, and started splashing for the bank.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
