gas
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On Wednesday a drone struck a US-owned gas vessel moored in an Egyptian port, causing a fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Then, it’s time to talk about the “crack spread”—aka the reason we aren’t seeing relief at the gas stations despite steadying oil prices.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The system contains a black hole drawing gas away from a nearby star, forming a rapidly spinning disc of superheated material around it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Strikes on oil refineries have led to fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations throughout the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Signs indicate that there are a few more restaurants at this exit—an Olive Garden, a Burger King, and a McDonald’s—plus two gas stations.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
It then rises more slowly, giving volcanic gases additional time to escape and making a gentler, effusive eruption more likely.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
In China, however, ELI hasn’t been training litigators and judges to pursue comparable strategies against the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Deng solved the problem by looking at the behaviour of gases.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The researchers also propose that heavy noble gases in lunar soil could act as "fossil records" of earlier interactions between the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Johnston’s specialty was volcanic gases, and he could examine those from a distance.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
It is thought the premises in Cresswell Crescent were being refurbished and a generator released toxic gasses.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
The flights will be used to conduct various studies and to sample atmospheric gasses and measure land and water surfaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
As carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses build up in the dense lower atmosphere, they absorb heat and keep it trapped there.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2025
Unlike visible light, radio waves from hot gasses are not blocked that easily by cosmic dust.
From Space Scoop ● Mar. 27, 2025
The regulator analyzes the air with spectroscopy, then separates the gasses by supercooling them.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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
“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
While showing few outward signs of struggling with the foot blisters which troubled him in the quarter-finals, Djokovic regularly looked gassed against Sinner before finding further reserves to win in four hours and nine minutes.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
He finished with eight points in his debut, shooting three of 15 from the perimeter in a performance that left him obviously gassed throughout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
I remember leaving Malloy's house, running down the block, busting into our apartment all gassed up, excited to show Jazz what I learned.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
The rest stop duration may require a bit more time than gassing up, and that is an added safety factor on a road trip.
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
You’re onstage every night, people gassing you up — And if you’re not self-aware, that’ll just keep stacking up until your ego’s huge and you’re not the same person you were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Last week, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights urged a halt to the execution, saying that gassing Smith could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international human rights law.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
“Well don’t keep on gassing about it,” said Digory.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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