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The strategy confirmed electric arc furnaces as the future of British steelmaking, replacing traditional blast furnaces, which resulted in job losses at steelworks including Port Talbot.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While blast furnaces use coal-based fuel and are a major source of industrial CO2 emissions, electric arc furnaces melt recycled steel, resulting in lower carbon emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
You can hear the whole argument in the arc of his songs.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He bounces it in a repetitive rhythm, a quick swooping arc as he pitches the ball into the air.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Sean Fennessey, host of “The Big Picture” podcast, needs to talk about the narrative arcs of just-released movies on his show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The film is Marvel's last big-screen outing before Doomsday, the long-awaited culmination of multiple superhero story arcs after Avengers: Endgame.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The findings improve scientists' understanding of gold-rich deposits associated with intra-oceanic island arcs such as the Kermadec Arc.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Scenes animated in hand-drawn style are designed to bring Bonnie’s imagination to life, recreating the vivid magic of designing entire stories and character arcs for toys during playtime.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
Tally also found herself crashing through the arcs of cold water rising from Shay’s board when it dipped or banked, but at least she knew when a turn was coming.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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Robinson left-footed the ball to an unmarked Dest at the top of the box, a shot that was blocked in the wall, then arced toward the goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Suddenly, the whale’s dark body arced above the surface before diving down to reveal its tail, or fluke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Bath were shocked as Ramm powered through a gap between defenders and arced away from the covering Bailey to score the home side's third try in fewer than 15 minutes.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2025
Experts who watched videos showing downed power lines agreed wire that was insulated would not have arced and sparked, igniting a line of flame.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
Big chunks of the fence arced into the sky.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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Government fire investigators said the fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, was caused by electrical arcing on Edison’s out-of-service transmission line in Eaton Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The ultra-fast missiles travel on a high arcing trajectory before crashing down into their target.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A birthday party had just ended, and he was offered a piece of cake, chocolate with a jelly-bean rainbow arcing across the frosting.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
The familiar approach, arcing towards the stumps, heels kicking up, limbs loose.
From BBC ● May 23, 2025
“Just looking,” Ivy said, but she stepped on the rubble, right where it started arcing up into a little hill.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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