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Smelling blood in the bathwater, Therme has spent the past several years pushing for development in North American cities, spending massively on hiring and events and wooing community representatives and public officials.—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026 Really dirty bathwater Geoscientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz examined the chemical composition of the water that once flowed—or sat stagnant—in the baths.—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026 There’s no reason to throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater.—Patricia Levesque, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026 People get in the bathtub, think something, bathe themselves and then stand up from the bathwater, all of this is rather ordinary, but even the most ordinary thing in this world can conceal considerable danger.—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathwater