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Recent Examples of dropletIn simulated rain tests, droplets of water were held in the tile's crevices, but not absorbed into the material, resulting in even more effective cooling.—New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025 With a programmable rain curtain that can create patterns and images using water droplets, as well as a pool on stage, water is a central theme and a key part of the family-friendly extravaganza featuring Cyr Wheel artists, an aerialist, a contortionist, a juggler and football (soccer) freestylers.—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025 What is a moonbow? A moonbow, or lunar rainbow, is a rare phenomenon that occurs when moonlight is refracted, reflected, and dispersed by water droplets in the air, just like a daytime rainbow.—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025 The plastic sleeve also helps keep the beloved pieces of paper from being further damaged by greasy fingers and water droplets.—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for droplet
The texture is creamy, with tiny exfoliating beads.
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Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
12 May 2025
It was made to look like a men's tie, and, according to Vogue, the garment boasted over 1,400,000 beads, including 22,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, 103,500 pieces of black cut beads, and 1,093,500 pieces of black bugle beads.
Or do lawmakers and policymakers genuinely believe the United States can't defend its interests around the world without pouring globs of taxpayer money into a building that fails financial audits on an annual basis?
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Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
The soft egg contains a glob of orange goo in the middle.
Equipped with steam rooms, saunas and a two-lane lap pool, this polished space is gearing up for WorldPride with IV drips, HydraFacials, and eye and lip perks all available before the parade begins on June 7th.
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Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
In silvery grays and greens, with uneven salt drips and textured glazes that resemble the moon’s surface or, sometimes, an orange peel, Wilson wares are coveted both as objets d’art and for their extraordinary story of Black self-determination in the postwar South.
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