sweat
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It’s worth noting, Markowski says, that some people are just more attractive to mosquitoes than others — it comes down to body composition and micro-odors from breath and sweat, among other factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In the first half Matty Cash, Gomes and Johan Manzambi, twice, made Barca sweat as the visitors created chances without taking them.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Mr. Berge adds that the Western soldiers’ milk-rich diet gave their sweat an easily detectable scent, prompting changes to their rations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
As telecommunications investors sweat the threat of SpaceX, AT&T’s latest results on Wednesday just showed that Elon Musk’s company isn’t denting the growth of its internet business.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
A cool wind dries the sweat on my back as I try to sort out what Tadeo said.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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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
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
She similarly never told him about her menopause symptoms—the insomnia and night sweats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I finally put on my leg and pull on my new blue-and-gold side-zip sweats.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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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
Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has never sweated a detail for a fraction of an instant.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
My hands sweated so much holding the wool that I could not knit.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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"It's not over until it's over, but I'm sweating," Itzik said.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
That would not make the nurse — or any Dodgers fan sweating out this postseason — feel better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Back on Wall Street, investors have been sweating higher oil prices and a global bond selloff that pushed Treasury yields to fresh two-decade highs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Soon the menus are stacked, the pebbled Coke cups are sweating rings onto the table and somebody is pointing with a chip while saying, “No, no, tell her the part about —”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Minerwa factory, says Herr Braun, our director, sweating in his suit while standing on a crate, is a system of rules and regulations, where we, the workers, will be valued.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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