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coal

[kohl] / koʊl /


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Launched five years ago, the project is based at the former Nant Helen opencast coal mine near Ystradgynlais, Powys.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The price of Australian metallurgical coal, the kind used in steelmaking, is up 29% in a month, according to Dow Jones Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Price said Wales was "an energy giant at the Industrial Revolution with coal, but unfortunately we didn't see the benefit of that being derived largely by our own people".

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

He was born on Sept. 11, 1921 to Lebanese immigrant parents and raised in Beckley, W. Va., a coal town where his father worked as a storekeeper and miner.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

She opened the shed where we kept the coal and dug around, dirtying her hands, until she excavated a garment bag, then another, then another.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

A startup CEO recently got raked over the internet’s coals for bringing a tattoo artist to a party and offering job interviews to anyone willing to get inked.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

One firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling red-hot coals in the dirt.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 2026

My friend goes for Netflix’s original seasonal blockbuster, “Fireplace For Your Home,” which shows nothing but a burning wonder slowly fading to glowing coals and feathery ash.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

I showed him how to put one foot up on the fire circle rocks and lean in to stick the hot dogs over the coals.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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