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The inclement weather and a pitch that has been sweating under covers mean England will delay naming their side until Sunday's toss, breaking with their tradition of announcing their eleven 24 hours in advance.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

When we took the prosthetics off everybody ... it looks horrible, because their poor skin has been sweating away.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2021

Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has been sweating it out in the spotlight this summer for converting his spy cred into a lucrative security consulting business shortly after stepping down from National Security Agency.

From Forbes • Sep. 10, 2014

In the previous two hours of the movie Lincoln has been sweating every vote, but suddenly he’s acting like he’s Gandalf—as if a bold declaration will get him what he needs.

From Slate • Nov. 20, 2012

And broken, this night, is that Stone which has been sweating blood these nine months past and more!”

From The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere by Coster, Charles de