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When a storm is approaching, most evacuation orders are issued for areas where storm surge is a threat or for those near a body of water that is prone to flooding.—
Mallory Nicholls,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025 -
Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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California firefighters Rains continue to wet down the state, with more on tap, as a bipartisan group of senators in Sacramento introduces legislation to do away with seasonal staffing and keep CalFire fire stations fully staffed year round.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Once established, the plants shouldn’t need much water, but the crossing will have an irrigation system installed that can be activated to wet down the crossing in the event of a wildfire.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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Instead of using a watering can, consider using a spray bottle to mist the soil.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Fisher suggests a few tips for ensuring strong seedlings: mist the seedlings regularly, keep them on seedling mats while germinating, and use a UV light positioned about two inches above the seedlings to prevent them from becoming too tall and weak.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
23 Feb. 2025
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News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing.—
G. Cristina Mora,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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Tubes 1 and 2 were inundated with salt water during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and Amtrak has said the resulting corrosion of wires has played havoc with signaling and traction power in the tubes over the past decade.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Some rural areas of South Carolina, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle were deluged with up to a foot of rain in recent days, AccuWeather reported.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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Louisiana and even Texas — deluged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 — have enacted some of the strongest flood disclosure laws in the nation.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Jessica Biel worries about losing Whoopi Goldberg's friendship due to shower eating Jessica Biel explains being afraid of '7th Heaven' sister Beverley Mitchell Biel wasn't the only famous face to lose out on the role.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
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There is no love lost from Maple Leafs fans, who have showered Marchand with boos during this series.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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People can then take some steps to protect themselves, such as covering the mouth and nose with a scarf, using saline solutions to moisten the airways, and getting vaccinated when possible.—
Christophe Lavaysse,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2025
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Wet the soil to moisten it up before spreading it evenly onto a clean baking sheet.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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Well, Look Even Better Myth: That hot-at-Sephora skin salve will hydrate your skin and reverse years of damage caused by a bad diet and lackluster hygiene habits.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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Originating from Korea, butter skin is about making your complexion look as smooth and satiny as the kitchen staple by using a combination of hydrating skin-care and creamy-makeup products.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
20 May 2025
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“Hose (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hose%20%28down%29. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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