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slushing

verb

present participle of slush

as in spraying

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Several politicians and candidates, mostly Republicans, expressed their outrage after a man allegedly vandalized the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City by spraying red paint on the landmark earlier this week.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
What’s less known is that indoor activity — cooking, keeping pets, burning candles and spraying perfumes — generates pollutants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), Jennings adds.

— Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

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After the third day of squirting an experimental drug up his nose, Dylan Meetze felt horrible.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
In a secluded bubble away from the city, Stephen Miller’s wife treats Washington’s most powerful to custom cakes, live donkeys, and sake-squirting hibachi chefs.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026

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Try blending them into a smoothie, stirring them into oatmeal, yogurt, or cottage cheese for extra crunch, or sprinkling them over salads, grain bowls, or roasted vegetables to add texture and richness.

— Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026
The comet becomes a kind of cosmic litterbug, sprinkling dust and debris along its orbit.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Heavy rain can actually be useful to new perennials by cooling their temperatures and watering their roots.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Oct. 2026
Investigators reported that the 29-year-old admitted to feeding and watering the roosters but denied owning any of the animals.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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