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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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Kpler estimates that current deliveries of around a million barrels a day—which mostly go to China—could exhaust the store of Iranian oil on the water by mid-October.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

He heard the garage door shut, followed by the roar of a car exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In response, an Ofcom spokesperson said it had made the decision a "matter of days ago" following "months of work to exhaust all possible legal routes".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Fleeting whiffs of exhaust and smoke mixed with eucalyptus and oleander.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

A Greek Orthodox Christian and a protégé of tech billionaire Peter Thiel, Kratsios argued that when AI exhausts human knowledge, humanity will look beyond reason for ultimate answers about man’s place in the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 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

When the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.

From Science Daily Nov. 16, 2025

When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2025

She looks like everything exhausts her, including me.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

But it might also be dinner for an exhausted parent who wants twenty minutes back and misses what the inside of a restaurant tastes like.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

He exhausted his direct appeals, and the state’s pardon and parole board denied his request for a commutation in December.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"It's a heavy burden, economically and socially. Everyone is already exhausted, and naturally, they want to live in calm, in peace, to be safe."

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

Just like some people prefer aloof cats to Labrador retrievers, some people get exhausted by my extroversion and geeky enthusiasm.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

She was too exhausted, and the storm just seemed to be getting stronger.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

But it may be more exhausting than thrilling to learn in the closing, apocalypse-ratcheting minutes that Na has more of his story planned.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The findings indicate that rapidly exhausting neutral hydrogen cannot by itself explain why star formation has declined so strongly.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

If you’re in a cooking rut: It can feel absolutely exhausting to try to craft beautiful meals from scratch every night.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Travel, she says, “was exciting, exhausting, anxiety-producing, disorienting, stimulating, joyful and difficult to explain to others.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Reading these letters at the end of an exhausting day, Briony felt a dreamy nostalgia, a vague yearning for a long-lost life.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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