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sweat

[swet] / swɛt /






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While the potential for score-settling makes job applicants sweat, it isn’t as if people are constantly backstabbing one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He said he is so honest, “I practically sweat holy water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

It spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including sweat, saliva, blood, semen, excrement, urine and vomit.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"I make sure to drink large amounts of water and beverages rich in salts and minerals, because we sweat constantly and are always on the move," said Imad Ahmed, visiting from Britain.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

“Please remove this woman,” said another senator, a man with broad, bullish shoulders and a speckle of sweat on his pale skin.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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