exhaust
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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
He heard the garage door shut, followed by the roar of a car exhaust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Contrails - also known as vapour trails - are made when the hot exhaust from aircraft engines meets the cold air at high altitude, creating ice crystals.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The air is thick with the smell of exhaust, and steam billows from an open vent nearby.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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A white dwarf forms when a star exhausts the hydrogen fuel needed for nuclear fusion in its core but lacks the mass required to explode as a core-collapse supernova.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 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
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In fact, the deeply personal lyrics were inspired by Parton’s mother and her exhausted loyalty to a husband who strayed and took her for granted.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some universities offer need-based or merit-based institutional aid, and Austin said some schools are even offering institutional loans for students who have exhausted their federal options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Canyon coach Nate Harrison was exhausted and exhilarated afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Once that buying demand was exhausted, some pullback was to be expected,” UBS analyst Michael Yee said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
I was too elated by what had happened earlier that day to notice how absolutely exhausted I was.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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For us, Cuenca checks a lot of boxes, but the lack of an international airport makes travel long and exhausting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"On a hot day, it's even more exhausting."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
“I’ll take him. It’s very exhausting speaking Human for so long, and I really must stretch my magnificent legs.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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