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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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As the rocket climbed above Earth carrying a Dragon spacecraft, sunlight illuminated its expanding exhaust plumes, creating an enormous glowing shape that resembled a jellyfish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Races begin with a bone-shaking roar, as the world's fastest-accelerating cars leave the starting line, flames bursting out of their exhaust pipes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the history of computing suggests another likely outcome: that people and companies will eventually exhaust the obvious productive uses for the technology, after which additional dollars spent on AI will yield fewer gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

She was concerned that he’d exhaust himself playing in a third tournament within two months.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Core-collapse supernovae occur when a massive star exhausts the fuel needed to support its core.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

February saw a surge in both trading activity, which often accompanies comes as a price swing exhausts itself, and institutional repositioning.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

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

But on most days, especially the warm ones, life exhausts him; the worsening traffic and graffiti and company politics, everyone grousing about bonuses, benefits, overtime.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

But as we all know, Seinfeld, exhausted from the painstaking process of making the show, did turn down the offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

“When you look at Brent crude today, traders aren’t exhausted about the ongoing conflict,” said Stern, whose clients include trucking, delivery and construction companies dealing with high fuel prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

By the time the Lakers subbed him out with six minutes remaining in the fourth and a 30-point cushion, Kessler looked exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

As in Johnson’s case, the government moved to dismiss my lawsuit in part because I had not exhausted my administrative remedies.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

It was as though half her strength had been drained, and she walked like one who was ill or exhausted.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

But I still think the soup party is one of the finest ways to gather people without spending a fortune or exhausting yourself in the process.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

He says the process was "exhausting" and "demoralising", with employers often not even getting back to him, and he wouldn't have got through it without some help from AI.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That level of effort does not require an exhausting workout.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Others recommend exhausting all options to avoid work altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

I was the kind of kid who liked concrete answers to my questions, who liked to reason things out to some logical if exhausting end.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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