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"My eyes have started to sting because of the dust from the burned debris flying around in the smoke," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Black lung, that scourge of coal miners, had been identified in the mid-19th century but its cause, the inhalation of coal dust, did not come under federal oversight until 1969.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"It's not necessarily been sitting gathering dust in storage. It's always found a way out," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The robots can be thwarted by something as simple as dust buildup, and stoppages can create a cascade of other problems, said some of the people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

She poured it into her bowl, squinting against the airborne flour dust.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Snow sometimes dusts the surrounding slopes, melting by afternoon into damp earth as manzanita and mountain lilac begin to flower.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026

Under the blazing Mexican sun, Maria Couoh dusts off the skull of her late uncle Tomas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

But unlike most, the 27-year-old mum-of-three is watched by thousands online as she scrubs, dusts and declutters her home, as part of a popular social media trend known as a "reset".

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025

Newspapers are stuffed into cracks in their walls, and snow dusts their meager furniture.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

With a repulsed look on her face, Amá dusts all of the statues.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Think a disinterred Ross Perot, hastily dusted off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Avengers: Endgame" dusted competitors in the North American weekend box office, as the 2019 super hero film was re-released in a bid to drum up support for the franchise.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Ding dusted off the same all-out approach China had used to produce its first atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and satellites in the 1960s during a rift with the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

With the NBA championship now done and dusted, is the USA about to fall in love with soccer?

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

The roof of the coop and the trees all around us are dusted with a layer of powdery snow from last night, and the sunshine is making everything sparkle.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

He’s also paying steeper fuel surcharges for services like crop dusting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The US National Agricultural Aviation Association, which represents crop dusting pilots, says small uncrewed aircraft can be hard for its aviators to see.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Chipper Jones stopped by and said, “You dusting off that chair for next year, Dusty?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Use only a light dusting of flour, cut with a sharp knife and handle the dough as little as possible.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

I also worked in the antiques shop, cleaning and dusting things like the sets of beautiful Russian glasses that sat on the shelf.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson