thirsty
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He describes the old look as Disneyland-esque: heavy on lawns and flowers, constantly in need of replacement, and thirsty for water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The drive to power AI has resulted in sprawling, polluting, noisy, thirsty complexes reminiscent of the industrial revolution, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
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
Power and water outages have affected tens of thousands of buildings, leaving residents sweltering and thirsty, and fearing yet another repeat of the quake that struck 10 years ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
He was alert, like he had awakened from a night of great sleep, though he was still hungry and thirsty.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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
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
Rising temperatures, a thirstier atmosphere and the expansion of communities around the edges of the reserve put the Pine Barrens at risk.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 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
Shadowed by a towering mountain range, Sequim experiences the Olympic Peninsula’s thirstiest microclimate with only 17 inches of rain annually — compared to 37 inches in Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Meanwhile, almonds — one of our thirstiest crops — are proliferating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
"Sir Lionel, here's a conundrum for you; what is the thirstiest animal?"
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Annie Gregg Savigny
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