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douched

verb

past tense of douche

as in flowed

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The discovery of certain minerals, for example, can show that water flowed on Mars long ago, pointing to potentially habitable conditions.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Historic amounts of money have flowed into this year's midterm elections.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

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Later, Gillotte, who got hosed on a roughing the passer penalty that had Andy Reid bickering with officials, picked up his first sack of the season.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Soil fertility is mostly beside the point, and even an inconvenience, since lawns have to be mowed, leaves blown into piles, and pollen hosed off windshields in the spring.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

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The group Brin helped set up, Building a Better California, funded a deluge of ads featuring firefighters, teachers and Newsom that saturated California’s airwaves and social media feeds this fall.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
When soil remains saturated for extended periods, oxygen becomes limited and chemical changes can create distinctive colors and patterns.

— Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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The model’s daughter Leni gushed about her mom’s detailed costume, pointing out the accuracy of the ring stack.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
On the state’s side, a team of consultants took the lead, displaying a report with evidence that tied Citation’s injection to the wastewater that gushed to the surface in the Bayou.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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Thick, brown floodwaters Areas of southern Utah, southwest Colorado, and the northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico were drenched with rain leading to rapidly rising floodwaters, Thursday and Friday.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
The discovery was made Wednesday in the Hickory Ridge area of east Charlotte, and responding officers report a man drenched in sweat tried to rub them down with garlic and bite them, according to an affidavit.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026

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Ouellette, who has rushed for 1,023 yards and 16 touchdowns in seven games, had four touchdowns and had 17 carries for 236 yards Friday, including 187 yards in the third quarter alone.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Top five *Appling County RB/LB Jaiden Knight rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, scored a 2-point conversion and had six tackles in an 11-7 victory over Toombs County.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 Nov. 2026

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