wetting

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If infected rodents are confirmed on board, public-health officials might require a thorough decontamination—a process that, according to the CDC, involves wetting all surfaces with disinfectants before cleaning to avoid sending virus particles airborne.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Children may have heavier nappies or they may start wetting the bed because they're peeing more.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

You never want to be their target, but watching their vicious crowd work from a safe distance mainly places you in danger of wetting yourself with a spit-take.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

The stream was shallow enough for Robin to go across on foot and the little wetting he got was nothing after swimming the river.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli