sweat
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They move air across the skin, which can help sweat evaporate and make people feel cooler.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
More than 80 percent of programs contained information that was either seriously misleading or straight-up wrong, including that HIV can be contracted by sweat and tears and that condoms are ineffective.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
These two-in-one shorts layer a lightweight shell over a liner that’s constructed from cloud-shaped fibers which boost the surface area sweat can evaporate from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Like he cannot believe this wonderful thing that has just happened even if he was the one who sweat and ran and defied physics to make it happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
It wasn’t much better outside, but the light breeze dried the sweat on his face and T-shirt.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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If Reilly was at times overbearing — and known for being the kind of hellacious boss who gave employees night sweats — he was also generous and a genuine bleeding heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Hot flushes and night sweats are common for perimenopausal and menopausal women due to lowering oestrogen, according to Dr Arif.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Hormone therapy remains the most effective first-line option for relieving common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, which affect up to 75% of postmenopausal women.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
That means it’s likely that more buses will be pulling into Villahermosa, depositing deportees still dressed in prison sweats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
He sweats and breathes so hard I get tired looking at him.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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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
I think a lot of other people who were 30 years old would have probably come in and just either sweated it or been patronizing.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 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
"But," she continued, "I prefer to think of it as a life lived, a life survived, a life enjoyed, a life sweated, and a life carried on, hopefully."
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
With her counterpart on the starboard watch, Theo, she led chanties while the crew raised the sails, while they sweated and heaved at the capstans.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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This coming weekend, a new heat dome is expected to leave millions sweating in the American West, from Utah and Arizona to Nevada and California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Besides water, much needed for the hours spent sweating in the swelter, his firetruck is chock-a-chocolate block with gifts of cakes, fruit compotes and other kind offerings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"If you're not sweating after the first song, come on," laughs McPherson.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But sweating in the sun to watch a band like the Spits, another Mosswood favorite, was worth pre-planning to get into the pit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
John Kennedy sat at his desk, sweating through his makeup, waiting to address the nation.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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