ash can
Example Sentences
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In airports, ash can coat runways, hurt airport personnel and cause a number of other logistical issues.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
The sheer quantity of wildfire debris can also choke out freshwater ecosystems, a much lower risk in the ocean, where ash can settle to the bottom.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023
These effects are often harmful because ash can contain high concentrations of toxic heavy metals.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 31, 2023
They need the extra protection because the piles of ash can be several feet deep, and sometimes all that’s left of multi-story buildings after the 1,000-degree fire roared through.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
He gave her a hand with the ash can.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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