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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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These extremely dense stellar remnants form when stars similar to our Sun exhaust their fuel and reach the final stages of their evolution.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The trust fund that pays retirement and survivor benefits is projected to exhaust its reserves in late 2032, according to the program’s trustees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Lizzie Davey recalls standing on Oxford Street in the early 1970s and being struck by the exhaust fumes.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The program’s retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves in roughly six years — coinciding with each newly elected senator’s term.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jonathan swam toward shore, trying to establish a kicking rhythm that would keep him moving but not exhaust him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Core-collapse supernovae occur when a massive star exhausts the fuel needed to support its core.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

Her construction project has begun and she hopes to move in by August -- before the $4,000 monthly rent she pays for a furnished apartment exhausts the housing allowance from her insurance.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025

The emotion of their reunions exhausts them so that they often nap together under a tree, or in Ivanito’s narrow bunk bed.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

"We are exhausted, we are tired of this entire life."

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Either explanation would offer valuable insight into the destruction of rocky worlds and the complex processes that can continue long after a star has exhausted its fuel.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

If the program’s funds are exhausted, recipients could see their benefits cut by more than 20%.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Even though she was on her way to becoming a physician herself, and even though she was exhausted and stressed, and stress is a possible agitator for shingles, her doctors didn’t immediately find a diagnosis.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

Even when Maggie and Kate were exhausted, sad, or disinterested, they still had to make the rounds of social functions, whether in Washington, DC, or any city in which they appeared.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

We’ve experimented with retirement simulations of our own, but we struggle to get the projected probability of success below 90%, much less find a realistic path toward exhausting our assets over the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

How exhausting it has to be to litigate every little thing, to be so constantly aggrieved?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

It’s disarming and occasionally exhausting, but that’s the point: If such repetitive heaviness is difficult for the viewer, imagine how it is for the person experiencing it.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Doing a weekly series was the most physically exhausting and horrendous time of my life,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Abbouds spent an entire exhausting weekend sightseeing nonstop around Jerusalem morning till night.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye


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