all wet
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We’ll see, but this is one plan that might end up all wet.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
Almost all wet wipes will be banned in England under plans to tackle water pollution, environment minister Therese Coffey has told BBC News.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
I came home one day in a torrential L.A. downpour and found at my door a collapsing, sodden cardboard box from Mary with my clothing and belongings from her house all wet.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023
Bing Lin, a third-year Ph.D. student under Dr. David Wilcove in the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy at Princeton University, urged against castigating all wet markets.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2022
Bud gasped and grabbed, getting his hands all wet and dousing his cigarette; his ass bumped against the sink and he yelped.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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