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Emitted near the ground, soot is a short-lived warming agent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
If you’re a burger lover, order the duck burger, made with in-house ground duck and served Oklahoma-style with grilled onions.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
A pitch in Cambodia where the turf was just the part of the ground with the least gravel.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
This would imply that it had actually deployed far earlier, potentially while the aircraft was on the ground, and well before the fuel was cut off.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The guards did not stop us and at last the entire street was marching in place, pounding tattered shoes against the frozen ground, driving circulation back into numb feet and legs.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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