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These fires result in incomplete combustion, releasing a toxic slurry of carbon monoxide, soot, sulfur, and nitrogen oxides that can form acid rain, along with metallic compounds and oil droplets.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Crude droplets rained over Tehran after Israeli airstrikes decimated oil depots, draping the Iranian capital in a dense smog.
—Gavin J. Quinton
march 10, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association defines fog as water droplets suspended in the air at the Earth’s surface.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
The infection spreads through respiratory droplets and saliva.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Mar. 2026
Crude droplets rained over Tehran after Israeli airstrikes decimated oil depots, draping the Iranian capital in a dense smog.
—Gavin J. Quinton
march 10, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association defines fog as water droplets suspended in the air at the Earth’s surface.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
The infection spreads through respiratory droplets and saliva.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for droplet
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This compression bra is lined with MicroPerle beads, which can hardly be felt, but are meant to boost circulation and aid in recovery and tension, especially for the back muscles.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Zavala also sowed beads onto some of the designs.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by both pre-Columbian cultures and modern scientific theories, Jensen made energetic diagrams of shapes, symbols, and numbers in loud complementary colors, using thick globs of paint; the results generate a fascinating friction.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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With just a pea-size glob of scat, biologists can genetically decode which individual whale produced the sample.—
Kelso Harper,
Scientific American,
16 Dec. 2025
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Wall panels lower to become a front porch, a place to watch the morning fog burn off and sip coffee—from a Snow Peak titanium mug, brewed in a Snow Peak collapsible coffee drip, of course.—
Naomi Tomky,
Outside,
18 Mar. 2026
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At the base, the machine features a removable drip tray, while the top holds a round ice basket that's protected by a transparent flip-up cover.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
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All areas in the Los Angeles region will experience a slight cooling on Saturday, with the coast and valleys seeing a possible 5- to 10-degree drop.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Abiqua Falls — known for its 92-foot (28-meter) vertical drop over a columnar basalt cliff — has been privately owned for over a century but open to the public.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Droplet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droplet. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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