exhaust
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And when outside, they tend to be closer to the ground and nearer sources of exhaust fumes, for example.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The boat was leaking fuel and continuing to emit exhaust from the motor as it sank.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
With an unmistakable bellowing roar, dragon fire burst from the exhaust, white-hot and blue, and the motorbike shot forward like a bullet with a sound of wrenching metal.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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On a remote Cambridgeshire farm, where his nearest neighbour is half a mile away, Mathew Latta was making lunch when the peace was shattered by the sound of loud exhausts.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it typically collapses and explodes in a supernova, leaving behind a smaller black hole.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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The wife of one sailor told MS NOW’s Priya Sidhar that the company is working 12-14 hour days and that her husband “said that he was exhausted working on the flight deck.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
"You feel exhausted, it's mostly mental fatigue," he said while standing next to a group of friends wearing orange vests and helmets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Prior to going missing Smyth had contacted rescuers from Tiganesti to say he was disoriented and physically exhausted.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Consumers have been resilient so far, but many are exhausted from five years of elevated inflation and they are facing an uncertain labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even though he’s exhausted, he’ll snore, toss fitfully.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Another source of strain: In peacetime, the ports were used for rest and recuperation by sailors seeking a break from an aircraft carrier’s crammed quarters and exhausting routines.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
The role of Lumiere results in a lot of sweating — the showstopping “Be Our Guest” number alone is exhausting just to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"On a hot day, it's even more exhausting."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fora's Jonna Robertson, for her part, is counting on a seasonal redistribution, with trips to hotter countries taking place in spring or autumn, in order to avoid both overtourism and exhausting temperatures.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
And then she spoke the most powerful and exhausting, the bravest, most exasperating and galvanic sentence in the human language.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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