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"Authorities must allow young people to exercise these rights without fear of being hit by tear gas grenades or batons, or being arbitrarily taken into police custody," said Amnesty France president Anne Savinel-Barras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Ames impact structure is also a major producer of oil and gas.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
We’re seeing the edge of it now — and it’s not just about the price of gas.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
For the stores to succeed, Levi’s will need real-estate and merchandising expertise it didn’t need before and for consumers squeezed by higher gas and other prices to keep making purchases in stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“No electrical power, no clean water, no telecommunications. Food, gas, and retail shortages. The stock market will crash. No one will have jobs. There will be riots.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The United States is the world's second-biggest emitter of planet-heating gases.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
As part of a “dairy sustainability initiative,” the mandatory payments were funding efforts to “regenerate the environment,” reduce greenhouse gases and environmental impact, and support “energy audits.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
When thermal runaway starts, the process can continue for days, with the potential for batteries to release toxic gases such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride and carbon monoxide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But scientists warn that average temperatures will keep increasing while countries keep adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He used an explosion to drive the air out of a cylinder through a valve; then, when the hot gases cooled, a piston was sucked downwards, raising a weight.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Unlike visible light, radio waves from hot gasses are not blocked that easily by cosmic dust.
From Space Scoop ● Mar. 27, 2025
The pyrolysis plants - often in rural backwaters - are akin to homemade pressure cookers and produce dangerous gasses and chemicals.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
"Current scientific models in the presence of ongoing rises in atmospheric greenhouse gasses do not predict this threatening acceleration," Professor Smith said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Ash and gasses once more jetted into the sky from Mount St. Helens.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Fitness is next: He looked a little gassed against Zverev, and admitted as much.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 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
They couldn’t lean on Ohtani, who looked gassed while starting the game as a pitcher on short rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
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
"From the first round, I saw his gassing out. He started fast. I knew he was going to gas out. I knew when my chance came I needed to push. That is what I did."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Charging may require a bit more time than gassing up, but it’s a chance to catch up on news and email.
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
The officers approached Castellano while he was gassing up his truck at a busy Safeway service station in Kirkland.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
She and her staff planned the best way to replicate the opening of the Martian spaceship in Grovers Mill, the bomber planes, a roaring cannon, and the gassing of New York City.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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