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sweat

[swet] / swɛt /






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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"We sleep piled on top of each other, with everyone's sweat," Nzale said.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

As sweat turns into water vapour it needs heat which it takes from your body helping to cool it - the less clothing the more chance for this heat loss.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A moving man came to the top of the stairs and watched, wiping the sweat from his forehead, as the Krupnik family crawled in a line along the hall floor.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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