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Educators do not want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.—Joel Mathis, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026 Smelling blood in the bathwater, Therme has spent the past several years pushing for development in North American cities, spending massively on hiring and events and wooing community representatives and public officials.—Madeline Leung Coleman, Curbed, 25 Feb. 2026 Really dirty bathwater Geoscientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz examined the chemical composition of the water that once flowed—or sat stagnant—in the baths.—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026 There’s no reason to throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater.—Patricia Levesque, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathwater