thirsty
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Soil is like a type of reservoir - those stores are depleted by thirsty trees and plants, and evaporation during hot temperatures.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Drink water frequently throughout the day before you feel thirsty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Is the U.S. now a nation that sings like Argentina, rows like Norway and punishes beer kegs like the thirsty Scottish Tartan Army?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"When they've got dementia, they forget to ask about whether they feel thirsty," said manager Shiny Mathappan.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
He had planned to save his parents’ juice until he was desperate, but Abby was thirsty and she would be certain to have a tantrum if she didn’t get something to drink.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
When, last year, Congress suspended fuel economy penalties for light vehicles, Ford could afford to sell more of its larger, thirstier, more robust V8s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
"The warmer, thirstier atmosphere is more effective at drying soils, meaning heatwaves are intensifying, with moderate heat events now becoming extreme."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
This warmer, thirstier atmosphere literally sucked water out of the region’s plants and soils, pushing large swaths of the region into what the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
He added that research indicates that 10% of the state’s water supply will be lost to thirstier soils and a more evaporative atmosphere by 2040.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
“The man we saw on the ground probably lagged behind the other workers and didn’t hear the foreman tell them to stop. He might have worked all night, getting thirstier and thirstier—” “Stop!” shrilled Matt.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Meanwhile, the automaker’s biggest, thirstiest trucks are also its top sellers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
No one who watched is likely to forget Rubio’s awkward stare as he furtively reached for a water bottle, cementing his reputation as the thirstiest man in the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Industry water reduction promises generally compare artificial turf with the thirstiest sod grasses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Burke Ranger was one of the thirstiest when he reached the town after his ride through the desert—a ride upon which he had flatly refused to allow Sylvia to accompany him.
From The Top of the World by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
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