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Recent Examples of sloshySome shoveling is required afterward to clear the sloshy mixture and prevent refreezing.—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026 For them, the remoteness, as well as the wintry weather that makes getting around a slippery, sloshy ordeal, enrich the experience.—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
Using a 10-liter reactor, heat and pressure were applied to turn soggy stillage into a fine black powder, which was then refined in a furnace into two distinct materials.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Water deeply but less often, keeping the soil damp but not soggy.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
Kay visited a university snow observing site in the Rockies this week and found only patchy, slushy snow cover that was melting rapidly.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Almost half the sit skiers — 18 of 37 athletes — did not finish across two runs of the men’s giant slalom Friday, struggling to turn and keep their balance on slushy snow.
In between are a bunch of mongrel appliances that leave both humans and technology worse for wear, like a computer, in a 2024 photo by Sara Deraedt, that seems to be giving birth to a wet child.
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Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
Uneven landscaping, wet grass and soft soil from recent rain can all make ladder placement risky.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026