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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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As the rocket climbed above Earth carrying a Dragon spacecraft, sunlight illuminated its expanding exhaust plumes, creating an enormous glowing shape that resembled a jellyfish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Races begin with a bone-shaking roar, as the world's fastest-accelerating cars leave the starting line, flames bursting out of their exhaust pipes.

From BBC ● 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

Perhaps agreeing with the woman would make her exhaust herself quicker and shut her mouth.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

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

Somehow all this information exhausts me, and I watch the second video, which explains the actual procedures for vacuuming, with the detached interest of a cineast.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“I was really exhausted and realized that without support, without outside help, it would be very difficult emotionally and psychologically to get through this fall and winter,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

“When you look at Brent crude today, traders aren’t exhausted about the ongoing conflict,” said Stern, whose clients include trucking, delivery and construction companies dealing with high fuel prices.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

"They were exhausted… there was cold and dust. Their vomiting and diarrhoea got worse."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

By the time the Lakers subbed him out with six minutes remaining in the fourth and a 30-point cushion, Kessler looked exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sheba's words spun round in Rowan's exhausted brain.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

"It is truly exhausting," he says, describing how the relentless smoke has produced in him a shortness of breath, a persistent cough and an unshakeable pain in his eyes.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

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

It was a long and exhausting but beautiful day.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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