splash
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The official trailer for the film adaptation of the African fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone” is making a splash online, and the director just revealed that she almost didn’t make the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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
Do you need a $150 cooling shirt or a $234 cooling cap when a splash of water and a light T-shirt might get you most of the way there?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
When Emma becomes pregnant, Edwin’s refusal to marry her is an ice-water splash to the face, waking her up and kickstarting her climb.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Soojin waves her drink around, and I’m afraid it’s going to splash on me.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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"Clacton MP quits... to stand as Clacton MP," the Metro splashes, "amid row over ties to high roller Posh George" - a reference to Farage ally George Cottrell.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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
It descends and splashes into the middle of the pond, ripples and spray exploding the quiet glass.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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Nearby in central London, sports coach Jamie B. was reading a newspaper splashed with headlines about Burnham's new role.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The British singer first splashed onto the music scene when she appeared on the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Pictures of Kane cheering at both "goal one" and "goal two" are splashed across its front.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The sports complex is ringed with four elephant-size logos of the apparel company, one of the perks of a $220 million naming-rights sponsorship that saw its brand splashed far and wide during the Super Bowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
And then Jack splashed into something warm and wet, spit raining down all over him.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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So what can World Cup travelers expect after splashing out to stay on the edge of an industrial park in New Jersey?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The vehicle completed the test by splashing down in the Indian Ocean.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
Whether it's splashing around in the sea with Kim Kardashian like Sir Lewis Hamilton or a shirtless Charles Leclerc strolling across the sand with his wife, there's definitely been more time to chill.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
Pleasant Pond was a vacation spot—we could hear the happy shrieks of children splashing and swimming perhaps a hundred yards away—though we couldn’t see anything of the lake through the trees.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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