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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

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

“These trucks don’t have as much rattle, fumes, exhaust, things of that nature.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

One bill limits liability for rocket launchers that own at least 20,000 contiguous acres related to noise, exhaust and other disturbances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Poor engine hates it—coughing and spluttering the whole way—suppose I’m lucky I didn’t asphyxiate in the exhaust.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

Core-collapse supernovae occur when a massive star exhausts the fuel needed to support its core.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 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

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

Judges then stunned the nation by ordering Sarkozy to swiftly start serving his sentence, dispensing with the usual practice of waiting until a white-collar convict exhausts the appeals process.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025

The emotion of their reunions exhausts them so that they often nap together under a tree, or in Ivanito’s narrow bunk bed.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

After a few jaw-clenching, squinty-eyed minutes—and after stuffing the CrossWave so hard it practically tore off my trunks—I eased off the throttle, exhausted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

At age 55, he was constantly exhausted, regardless of how demanding his day had been.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

“To be honest, I’m worried about you. You look exhausted, Jakob. And much too thin. How long have you been here?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

That level of effort does not require an exhausting workout.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

So, too, are the movies that depict journalism’s procedures and how arduous and exhausting they are.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

As difficult and exhausting as mourning rituals can be, they create a structure that prevents us from ignoring grief.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yet supporting Angel City, she says, has been as exhausting as it has been exciting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I can’t imagine how exhausting that must be.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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