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A farmer from mid Wales was dropped into an abandoned American town with no food, water, electricity or tools for a new series.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
He said the initial adrenaline of arriving eventually wore off and the group had to concentrate on staying warm, keeping dry and finding food and water.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"There was no power. There was no food. There was no running water."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
By using microscopic architecture to control light and water, the technology offers a fundamentally different and potentially more sustainable approach to designing everyday materials.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Is it cold? Is the water cold, Father?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
It was the sense that we were returning to the uncharted waters of when we first met.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The coast guard also conducted an aerial survey of waters near the disaster site.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But the arrival of a very strong El Nino could bring a return to more widespread bleaching -- including in Florida's waters.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
As they watched from the slope above, the waters submerged their living quarters and swept away pickup trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The tireless robot continued north, on and on, toward the waters where the Ancient Shark roamed.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
During the brief return, Jose Luis watered the plants and grabbed his electric razor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
The soil below two inches should be unharmed, Adams said, so long as new compost is set and plants are watered plentifully, which will promote natural biological cycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
My eyes watered as the camera panned over his arm-in-arm players as they shouted the line, “Think, o beloved homeland! That heaven/gave you a soldier in each son.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Scots' first game against Haiti doesn't kick off until 2am on 14 June and Kieran, a professional chef, has ensured all 150 guests making it through the night will be amply fed and watered.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
“My moms had plants on the balcony. One time she watered ’em too much and they got all brown and died.”
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Perrin then assembled a makeshift watering squad—one person to drive the tractor and four others to trail with hoses—at a cost of about €1,500, or $1,750, a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Black-and-white news footage shows volunteer firefighters swatting flames with tree branches and dousing flare-ups with flower-pot watering cans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The party was held at the Patriot’s Bar, a flag-filled watering hole at JPMorgan’s new skyscraper where Dimon has been hosting parties and social gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens or allotments, cleaning cars, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He was a small man with a tough, shriveled body that Ugwu felt needed a watering more than the plants that he targeted with his metal can.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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