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furnace

[fur-nis] / ˈfɜr nɪs /


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The new electric arc furnace was hoped to be up and running by the end of 2027, replacing the traditional blast furnaces which closed two years ago with the loss of 2,000 jobs.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Plans for a £1.25bn electric steel-making furnace in Port Talbot may be delayed for up to eight months due to problems with electrical connectivity, Tata Steel has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

As a musician, the sounds escaping his horn seemed to rise from some far larger, internal furnace of intellectual and spiritual restlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“It was a furnace in here. You couldn’t have moved that many thaums of heat. Where would you have put it?”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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