exhaust

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By 1952, Haagy had figured out the smog recipe: Start with the dirty leftovers of burning fossil fuel from factories, oil refineries, and the unburned gas exhaust from cars and trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In other words, the engines not only produced cleaner exhaust but also used fuel more efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

And the administration will, if it has to, exhaust every other option to bring down oil prices as fast as possible.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"Maybe it is only to provoke our nerves, to exhaust us, to kill our patience," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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