hydrant

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Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The Newtown Dream Dog Park is one of the best in the country, outfitted with sprinklers, a spraying hydrant, hoops, tunnels and more.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

At least one of the tankers filled at a hydrant reserved for fire engines, according to an activist who spoke to the driver and photographed paperwork showing his destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

USC recruit and Chatsworth basketball star Alijah Arenas is still recovering after crashing his Tesla Cybertruck into a fire hydrant and tree last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

And of course because this saying-what-I-really-feel thing is still new, the moment I part my lips to take a breath, all the feelings come spewing out like water from an uncapped fire hydrant.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone