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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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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

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

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

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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