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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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Rocket exhaust can blast dust and loose material away from the ground, potentially affecting nearby equipment and structures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

But the history of computing suggests another likely outcome: that people and companies will eventually exhaust the obvious productive uses for the technology, after which additional dollars spent on AI will yield fewer gains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The researchers say exposure can be reduced by choosing unscented products, improving ventilation with exhaust fans or open windows, and avoiding devices that generate ozone while scented cleaning products are being used.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

This is a secondary combustion system that injects raw fuel directly into a jet engine's exhaust stream behind the turbine, which gives the jet a big short-term boost in thrust.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Neither Wilfred nor Hilda came out to the porch, so I sat there, long after the thick billowing exhaust fumes faded into the white landscape.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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

When a massive star exhausts its nuclear fuel, its core collapses and triggers a dramatic explosion known as a supernova.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

Her construction project has begun and she hopes to move in by August -- before the $4,000 monthly rent she pays for a furnished apartment exhausts the housing allowance from her insurance.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

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

The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Will your question invite helpful suggestions, or, unbeknownst to you, poke a bear who is exhausted by people making this same mistake over and over?

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The morning after, Stanley told the BBC he was "exhausted" and "overwhelmed with emotion".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

As exhausted as Gibney may be with the subject, he can’t entirely rule out “Musk 2.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“When I’m home and I’m exhausted, I’m like, ‘I can’t spend $30 for, like, a burrito right now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mal’s face was getting tighter and more exhausted, and Christopher bristled.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

The overacting is exhausting because it’s not only Iñárritu’s creative choice, but rather the methods employed by the play-within-a-movie’s director.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

"You do have to work harder. It can be exhausting."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Another not-insignificant consideration: Selling a home is a time-consuming, exhausting, stressful and laborious process.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Desperate for capital to expand, the company turned to the public stock market in a last-ditch effort to raise funds after exhausting its loan capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I wind up exhausting the listener before I even get to the verb.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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