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Yangtze River Coal Storage Yard

NANJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 31, 2025 - Workers sprinkle water on coal at a coal yard at a Yangtze River wharf in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on October 31, 2025.

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Clearing Snow on National Highway 307 in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2025 - Road maintenance workers sprinkle anti-slip materials and snowmelt agents on the emergency lane to remove snow debris in Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, Jan. 28, 2025.

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First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests sprinkle holy water during the blessing of their baskets at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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First Easter service at church on Zaporizhzhias Khortytsia Island since start of Russias full-scale invasion

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MAY 5, 2024 - Priests sprinkle holy water during the blessing of their baskets at the Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos which has hosted the first Easter service since the start of Russias full-scale invasion at the Zaporizka Sich Historical and Cultural Complex on Khortytsia Island on Orthodox Easter, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Christmas Factory of Dreams in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 7, 2023 - Visitors sprinkle a bauble with glitter at the Christmas Factory of Dreams at the Expocenter of Ukraine (VDNG), Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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LAOS-VIENTIANE-SONGKRAN FESTIVAL

(230415) -- VIENTIANE, April 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people sprinkle water over a Buddha statue on the occasion of the Songkran festival in Vientiane, Laos, April 14, 2023. The Songkran is a Lao traditional New Year's festival celebrated in multiple ways. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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Cooling streets with water on hot summer day

TOKYO, Japan - Children sprinkle a street with water in Tokyo on July 23, 2014, marking "Taisho," a lunar calendar term showing the hottest period of the year.

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China's Hu in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Police officers sprinkle some spray on demonstrators near the venue for a banquet attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Hong Kong on June 30, 2012. Hu is in Hong Kong to mark the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover to China from Britain.

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Water sprinkling for coolness

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an event in central Tokyo on July 30, 2010, some wearing summer cotton kimono called yukata, sprinkle water to promote the use of water to cool the environment.

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Water sprinkling for coolness

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an event in central Tokyo on July 30, 2010, some wearing summer cotton kimono called yukata, sprinkle water to promote the use of water to cool the environment.

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Fire prevention drill held at Horyuji Temple

NARA, Japan - Firefighters sprinkle waters at Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture in a drill on Jan. 26, the Fire Prevention Day for cultural assets, to protect the temple from fires.

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'Sprinkle water campaign' kicks off to beat Tokyo heat

TOKYO, Japan - Under the scorching sun, people clad in traditional ''yukata'' cotton robes gather in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo's Sendagaya on Aug. 18 to kick off a weeklong campaign of sprinkling water on pavements and concrete to cool off Tokyo.

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'Sprinkle water campaign' kicks off to beat Tokyo heat

TOKYO, Japan - Under the scorching sun, people clad in traditional ''yukata'' cotton robes gather in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo's Sendagaya on Aug. 18 to kick off a weeklong campaign of sprinkling water on pavements and concrete to cool off Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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"Uchimizu" event in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Women in yukata, a casual summer version of kimono usually made of cotton or synthetic fabric, sprinkle water over a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district during an "uchimizu" event on Aug. 2, 2015. Uchimizu is an old Japanese custom of using a bucket and ladle to sprinkle water on streets and gardens to bring down the summer heat and dust in the air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Uchimizu" event in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

Women in yukata, a casual summer version of kimono usually made of cotton or synthetic fabric, sprinkle water over a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district during an "uchimizu" event on Aug. 2, 2015. Uchimizu is an old Japanese custom of using a bucket and ladle to sprinkle water on streets and gardens to bring down the summer heat and dust in the air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young women sprinkle water near Tokyo Station at heat-beating event

Young women clad in "yukata" casual summer kimono sprinkle water in front of Tokyo Station on July 24, 2015, at an event aimed at beating the heat wave. Some 1,000 people working in the neighborhood joined the event, which used rainwater stored in advance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heat wave in Japan

Children sprinkle water during an event in Tokyo's Roppongi district on July 23, 2018. Japan logged its highest-ever temperature of over 41 C the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fire prevention drill held at Horyuji Temple

NARA, Japan - Firefighters sprinkle waters at Horyuji Temple in Nara Prefecture in a drill on Jan. 26, the Fire Prevention Day for cultural assets, to protect the temple from fires. (Kyodo)

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Water sprinkling for coolness

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an event in central Tokyo on July 30, 2010, some wearing summer cotton kimono called yukata, sprinkle water to promote the use of water to cool the environment. (Kyodo)

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Water sprinkling for coolness

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at an event in central Tokyo on July 30, 2010, some wearing summer cotton kimono called yukata, sprinkle water to promote the use of water to cool the environment. (Kyodo)

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Truck to sprinkle resin at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo handed out on April 26, 2011, shows a remote-controlled crawler dump truck used to spray resin over debris at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture, to prevent radioactive substances from spreading. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.)(Kyodo)

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Cooling streets with water on hot summer day

TOKYO, Japan - Children sprinkle a street with water in Tokyo on July 23, 2014, marking "Taisho," a lunar calendar term showing the hottest period of the year. (Kyodo)

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tank truck sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in front of the Prague Castle, boy

A tank truck (not seen) sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 25, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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tank truck sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in front of the Prague Castle

A tank truck (not seen) sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 25, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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tank truck sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in front of the Prague Castle, children, boy, girl

A tank truck (not seen) sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 25, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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tank truck sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in front of the Prague Castle, woman, rainbow

A tank truck (not seen) sprinkles by water the Hradcany Square in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 25, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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