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fluid

[floo-id] / ˈflu ɪd /




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The Middle East situation remains fluid, with little progress in talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The show proceeds with the fluid choreography of Positions before Grande dons her famous bunny ears for a slinky version of The Boy Is Mine.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

But Barca's opening bid for a player out of contract next summer was only £38.5m but the situation remains fluid.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Women who had used hormone therapy had amyloid biomarker levels in their blood and spinal fluid that were consistent with less amyloid accumulating in the brain than women who did not use hormone therapy.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

“I’ll be back,” I say, getting up from my spot on the couch, which Scruggs, a friend who was relegated to the floor, immediately claims, slinking up in one fluid motion.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

The process of hydraulic fracturing ekes out oil from older wells, and involves cracking the bedrock several thousand feet below the seafloor by injecting chemical fluids with intense pressure.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities develop when two fluids move alongside one another at different speeds.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Zoo staff provided ventilation and water to cool her down, and later administered subcutaneous fluids, liver tonics and vitamins.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Elizabeth Hagerty told prison doctors she had heat rash covering her body and couldn’t keep fluids down; they sent her back to her cell, and she died two days later, a month short of release.

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

As he walked, they sloshed and swayed and dripped, leaving a shiny trail of greenish digestive fluids in his wake.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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