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[man-yoo-uhl, -yuhl] / ˈmæn yu əl, -yəl /




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The environmental assessment found that approximately 85 to 97 percent of the total impact of manual dishwashing comes from water consumption.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

These includes fortifying homes against wildfires, replanting fire-ravaged forests and thinning out vegetation with prescribed burns, goat grazing and manual thinning with heavy machinery to reduce the intensity of potential fires.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

With Cape Cod emptied of wildness, maybe Thoreau’s “Cape Cod” is the only manual we have left.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

While students often reported errors in manual evaluation, they say the new system has caused new problems instead of fixing old ones.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Just as most students at Ohio State University read Liar’s Poker as a how-to manual, most TV and radio interviewers read me as a whistle-blower.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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