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sweat

[swet] / swɛt /






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“People who are healthy controls, their heart rate goes up and there’s hand sweat, a sympathetic nervous-system response,” Sturm said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The patients had been hooked up to EKG, pulse, blood volume, blood pressure and sweat sensors.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

World Athletics took the decision to include events based on viewer behaviour, including pulse rate and sweat response.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Experts have told The Times, humidity impedes the body’s ability to cool itself naturally, because the moist atmosphere doesn’t allow for sweat to evaporate as easily, causing you to continue to get warmer.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Rowan woke and lay panting and shuddering, soaked in sweat.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

My glass of vermút sweats down to the turquoise tabletop.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

I always wear sweats and hoodies — literally just sweats and hoodies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

After a cold drink, your body sweats more slowly.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

She similarly never told him about her menopause symptoms—the insomnia and night sweats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

As I took off my sweats and my mom started in on my sneakers with some paper towels and a can of carpet cleaner, I muttered, Now you tell me.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

In cold weather, stopping was dangerous because the men sweated so much that they were at risk of hypothermia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Uruguay, whose concerted renewables push has granted almost total energy independence, sweated little during the 2022 energy shock, and now has the ability to export clean power to neighbors in need.

From Slate Mar. 12, 2026

That night, she says she attended London's Tramp nightclub with Prince Andrew, Epstein and Maxwell, where she says the prince "sweated profusely".

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

"I sweated everything I had, I gave it all, and that's all that matters, and I really enjoyed my time on the court," he said.

From Barron's Oct. 12, 2025

Meanwhile Neel sweated, groaned, and came close to tears a number of times.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

The role of Lumiere results in a lot of sweating — the showstopping “Be Our Guest” number alone is exhausting just to watch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

One big reason Arya isn’t sweating Nvidia’s decision to guarantee OpenAI’s leases lies in the details of the SEC filing.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

"Every stage is crucial," explains master cymbalsmith Hasan Seker, a burly 56-year-old who co-founded Bosphorus Cymbals in 1996 and is sweating after hauling glowing blanks into and out of the furnace.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

He explains that instead of sweating, lions take deep breaths to expel moisture from their airways.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Despite the tree's shade and the breeze, I'm sweating.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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