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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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“It’s up to us how we use public space,” Wacht said, looking out on a particularly unattractive stretch of roadway that generates so much exhaust and serves as a barrier, dividing two neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Marais and her team just secured roughly $500,000 from a U.K. research agency to test the use of satellite data to track rocket exhaust, having also tried GoFundMe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Because methylsiloxanes are highly heat resistant and do not fully break down during combustion, some survive the intense temperatures inside engines and are released into the atmosphere through exhaust gases.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The air smelled cold and hard, and she could practically taste exhaust and grit, the perfect late afternoon punctured by incessant car horns and an ambulance siren.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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