exhaust
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In response, an Ofcom spokesperson said it had made the decision a "matter of days ago" following "months of work to exhaust all possible legal routes".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Paiva said colder landing sites may help keep exhaust molecules more localized than warmer regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
While it has been widely reported that the helicopters' exhaust scorches grass, Trump added Monday that the airflow is so powerful, the lawn actually "gets ripped out."
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
The Cadillac rumbled down a two-lane highway, kicking up trails of dust and exhaust, a dented rocket ship blasting through time in reverse from the future to a land that Wi-Fi forgot.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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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 the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025
But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Judges then stunned the nation by ordering Sarkozy to swiftly start serving his sentence, dispensing with the usual practice of waiting until a white-collar convict exhausts the appeals process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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"I'm honestly exhausted," 32-year-old finance worker Bruno Gonzalez del Yerro told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Even if Wolfhard is exhausted by the press marathon, he doesn’t show it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
These dense stellar remnants are the leftover cores of Sun like stars that have exhausted their fuel and collapsed to only about 1% of their original size.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I won that match with a racquet and a lot of heart," an exhausted Djokovic said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Every part of me was exhausted as I slumped down in the straw bed and closed my eyes.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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If that all sounds exhausting, there’s a solution: pay Disney for a Lightning Lane, then pay another company to manage it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Shopping for a home loan on top of the strenuous process of shopping for the house itself might sound exhausting — but buyers who skip this undertaking often end up considerably overpaying for their mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Inside the NHS trust's central hub, call handler Claire Havelock describes the previous heatwave as "exhausting", with some staff unable to take breaks because of the relentless demand.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
What specific moments have been exhausting for you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He had worked so hard to make people like him, and it got exhausting.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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