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furnace

[fur-nis] / ˈfɜr nɪs /


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The general tone of the film is anticlimactic, but Thomas and Duke are on trajectories that spell out “tragedy” in furnace smoke across a northern English sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Though the state’s temperate coast is ideal for heat pump adoption, high residential electricity prices can make swapping a gas furnace for a heat pump a pricey proposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

In a report, RBC’s James McGarragle says the Canadian steelmaker’s shift to electric arc furnace production and improving supply dynamics is setting the stage for a gradual earnings recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Space Forge have sent a microwave-sized factory into orbit, and have demonstrated that its furnace can be switched on and reach temperatures of around 1,000C.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Pouring out of the factories like black smoke from a furnace came the thousands of Negroes who worked there.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson