ash

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Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Scientists were able to determine the age of the fossils because they were preserved between two distinct layers of volcanic ash inside the cave.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reyne told Gil he knew who had done it, but Gil wouldn’t let him punish the accused camper without proof, and anything close to that had turned to ash.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

On a washing line outside, prisoners’ laundry was coated in black ash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Brown electric lines hung low in the smoky air, and a thin layer of ash covered everything like snow, muting sound as well as color.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz