gas
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West Virginia is the country’s fifth largest producer of natural gas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Oil and gas extraction, however, weakened for a third month in row with a decrease in oil sands activity as some facilities in northern Alberta undertook maintenance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
It is understood several hundred people have decided to stay in the town, despite the widespread devastation and the lack of gas, electricity and running water.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Kyler Daugherty, a 43-year-old health care worker, summed up the sentiment as he filled up his gas tank in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“This war is Hitler’s fault. My displacement, Hitler’s fault. This gas mask I carry at all times”—I raise my voice for full effect —“Hitler’s fault!”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The measurements included soil gas profiles, which reveal the chemical composition of gases trapped in the soil at different depths.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Since the incident we have learnt lessons, and as part of this, we have improved our oversight of the monitoring of medical gases across the maternity unit at Basildon Hospital."
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Yet bogs are fragile, and as they are drained, burned or dug up to gather fuel or create more land for agriculture, they release millennia of stored greenhouse gases into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Plasma is often described as the fourth state of matter, alongside solids, liquids, and gases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
Obviously a hazardous time, with gigantic engines spewing out high-temperature exhaust gases, and terrific wind blasts as the rocket ascended.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
The industrial gasses company said Monday that it wants to grow net earnings per share by a compound annual growth rate of 10% over the period, from the 6.1 euros it reported for 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The gas detected in the atmosphere is helium, which would not be able to support life, but other gasses may also be present.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unlike visible light, radio waves from hot gasses are not blocked that easily by cosmic dust.
From Space Scoop ● Mar. 27, 2025
These gasses trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to rising temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Then the enthusiasm of the Grail had burned the bad gasses of the air into a short-lived beauty.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Fitness is next: He looked a little gassed against Zverev, and admitted as much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
He uploaded his first song, Plethora, to TiKTok in 2019 and was "gassed" when it received 1,000 plays in a day.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
They couldn’t lean on Ohtani, who looked gassed while starting the game as a pitcher on short rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
Completely gassed from the fast ride to Archie’s, Otto immediately went to the cooler near the door, unfroze two bottles of water, and handed one to Sheed.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
"From the first round, I saw his gassing out. He started fast. I knew he was going to gas out. I knew when my chance came I needed to push. That is what I did."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Charging may require a bit more time than gassing up, but it’s a chance to catch up on news and email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some travelers say they can’t afford not to travel, however, so they’re putting all options on the table — from booking rail tickets to gassing up their cars.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
The shelter-in-place order was lifted Tuesday night, but officials reinstated the order Wednesday morning, saying gassing occurred as crews tried to remove the load.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
After gassing up the car, C.P. returned to his repair work.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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