exhaust
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In response, an Ofcom spokesperson said it had made the decision a "matter of days ago" following "months of work to exhaust all possible legal routes".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Employees must first exhaust their administrative remedies at an agency that cannot decide their case.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Scientists are also exploring gold catalysts for applications such as removing carbon monoxide from vehicle exhaust and producing propylene oxide, another widely used industrial chemical.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s up to us how we use public space,” Wacht said, looking out on a particularly unattractive stretch of roadway that generates so much exhaust and serves as a barrier, dividing two neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
The Cadillac rumbled down a two-lane highway, kicking up trails of dust and exhaust, a dented rocket ship blasting through time in reverse from the future to a land that Wi-Fi forgot.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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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
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 rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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But Wadephul, on his third trip to Africa this year, said "the potential of our economic partnership is far from exhausted" in Nigeria, "particularly in information technology and the vibrant start-up sector".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Judith, a Puerto Rican girl from a poor but devoted family, consoles her exhausted teacher one day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
But false reports about exhausted runners after the first women’s 800-meter race helped justify the exclusion of this women’s race until 1960.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
She investigated the data to assess how prevalent biphasic sleep was among shift workers, what health outcomes were associated with it, and whether a split sleep was better or worse than one exhausted block.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Staggering and exhausted, they climbed out of the swamp and mist, past the twisted, dark-leaved trees, onto land where grass grew again.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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Shopping for a home loan on top of the strenuous process of shopping for the house itself might sound exhausting — but buyers who skip this undertaking often end up considerably overpaying for their mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
"If we were to say how exhausting and mind-numbing it can be, then mothers might quit and then society would collapse. So, there is this tendency to walk on eggshells around these issues."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
What specific moments have been exhausting for you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
There, while losing virtually every battle he fought, he won the war by bleeding and exhausting his opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The way back from Morne Michel was only slightly less exhausting than the trip there.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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