thirsty
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"With social media and the avenues we have, such as being in Kuwait and the Gulf and Arab regions. That's a huge untapped market that is thirsty for English football."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
On some nights so many people show up that Lidl employs a team of bouncers to keep the thirsty clientele in check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Everyone’s more than ready for it and thirsty for it in a real way,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Even if my parents are thirsty, we sometimes wait for hours before we can drink."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
I’ve got a water bottle and snacks for when I get thirsty and hungry.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Many facilities tout that they will use “closed loop” cooling systems that minimize on-site water use, but such systems can require more power than ones that use conventional, but thirstier, cooling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
What’s more, research has shown that as the planet has warmed, the atmosphere has become thirstier, sucking more moisture from plants and soils and ensuring that dry years are drier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
"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
“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
That’s not good news for some of the thirstiest vehicles on the road: pickup trucks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
This snappy brawler changes things up every time you die, forcing you to adapt with the assistance of the thirstiest iteration of the greek pantheon we’ve ever seen.
From The Verge ● Dec. 25, 2021
"I am the thirstiest man in all Germany," said he, and he took a gulp of the wine and immediately fell to spluttering.
From Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
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