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When leaves release water vapor through their stomata, they start the process of evapotranspiration, which draws water up to the tallest part of a plant, like a beverage being sucked through a straw.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Humans, for instance, can drink through a straw while upside down and still breathe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Also offered: a straw maze, pumpkin decorating, a petting zoo, giant rocking horses, slides and more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There are people who can't afford to live in cities, rents are out of step with salaries," she said, describing the eviction of Maricarmen as "the last straw".

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

Who needed a straw mattress when you could sleep on gold?

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Should we draw straws to see who gets it?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

“There will be a lot of straws dipping into the pool,” Carstens said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

“We’re grabbing for straws, trying to develop something,” an officer told the New York Times within 24 hours of the bombing.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

ANL has countered that evidence will prove it sourced its stories legitimately and that claims around the use of private investigators were "clutching at straws in the wind".

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

By the time I made it to the Donnelly house, my bruised and bleeding feet were decorated with lollipop sticks, chewing gum, hairs, broken soda-can tabs, straws, buttons, and some things I couldn’t even identify.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman