sprayed

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Aerial footage filmed by local TV stations on Friday showed jets of water being sprayed at the tank, which has a capacity of 34,000 gallons.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Wearers, often young men, get people to sign fake petitions or retail workers to smell candles sprayed with bad odours.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

When Rory McIlroy sprayed his drive far to the right on the final hole of the Masters last month, it opened the door to a tantalizing possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But that ignores the fact that both choices affect the people around you who are being forced to inhale the viruses or the chemicals being sprayed due to so-called personal choice.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

He had been ordered out many times on “search and destroy” missions after planes had sprayed the herbicide Agent Orange to kill any vegetation in their path.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge