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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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As drivers ratchet up to Sport and Race modes on the manettino controller, the active exhaust valves allow more volume and breathy resonance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The researchers say exposure can be reduced by choosing unscented products, improving ventilation with exhaust fans or open windows, and avoiding devices that generate ozone while scented cleaning products are being used.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It's a situation F1 forced on itself by removing the MGU-H, which recovered energy from the turbo and exhaust, and not allowing recovery from the front axle.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

But he still makes his fair share of on-site repairs for drivers who accidentally sheared off a side mirror or rooftop exhaust fan in their scramble to make it to an event.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Me skipping across the concrete as I got out of the Puss Moth, through crisp October air smelling of leaf smoke and engine exhaust, thinking, France, France!

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

When the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2025

The emotion of their reunions exhausts them so that they often nap together under a tree, or in Ivanito’s narrow bunk bed.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Frankly, it’s human to feel exhausted by the lifestyles of the rich but not famous when you are struggling to pay for an unexpected roof repair.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

That makes the procedure potentially useful for people with osteoarthritis who have exhausted simpler options but are not yet ready for major surgery.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Both nations were exhausted with the conflict, Trump added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But she'd always wanted to visit Ireland, and she found herself exhausted by the local dating scene while navigating a career transition.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

I’d been swimming for what felt like an hour, and I was so exhausted that the waves were now dictating my direction.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

"You do have to work harder. It can be exhausting."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Another not-insignificant consideration: Selling a home is a time-consuming, exhausting, stressful and laborious process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

After exhausting their own mighty cash flows, hyperscalers have gone on a borrowing binge that’s starting to worry credit investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The findings indicate that rapidly exhausting neutral hydrogen cannot by itself explain why star formation has declined so strongly.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I’ll take him. It’s very exhausting speaking Human for so long, and I really must stretch my magnificent legs.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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