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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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As the rocket climbed above Earth carrying a Dragon spacecraft, sunlight illuminated its expanding exhaust plumes, creating an enormous glowing shape that resembled a jellyfish.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The illuminated exhaust plumes were visible across the eastern United States, giving observers a remarkable view of the rocket's journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

This is a secondary combustion system that injects raw fuel directly into a jet engine's exhaust stream behind the turbine, which gives the jet a big short-term boost in thrust.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Environmental and public health advocates have consistently opposed new smog check waivers, noting they increase exhaust emissions such as nitrogen dioxide that are damaging to human health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Abia Sulayman. And you will soon be eating my exhaust fumes.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

A Greek Orthodox Christian and a protégé of tech billionaire Peter Thiel, Kratsios argued that when AI exhausts human knowledge, humanity will look beyond reason for ultimate answers about man’s place in the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

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

The rocket stood in the cold winter morning, making summer with every breath of its mighty exhausts.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

But it also helps us understand why a crumpled sock in the middle of the living room or dirty dishes on the kitchen counter makes the exhausted woman in your life crash out.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

If anyone doubted the physical commitment of rugby league's greatest stars, they only needed to watch an exhausted Reece Walsh doubled up and vomiting during Thursday's epic World Cup opener between Australia and New Zealand.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The findings, published in the journal Radiology, suggest that this technique could provide another option for patients who have exhausted conventional treatments but cannot or do not want to undergo knee replacement surgery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Will your question invite helpful suggestions, or, unbeknownst to you, poke a bear who is exhausted by people making this same mistake over and over?

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

If we don’t make it, there’s no money back, and for the first time, I realize how awful it would be to return home, exhausted, broke.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“Doing a weekly series was the most physically exhausting and horrendous time of my life,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He says the process was "exhausting" and "demoralising", with employers often not even getting back to him, and he wouldn't have got through it without some help from AI.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That level of effort does not require an exhausting workout.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Yet supporting Angel City, she says, has been as exhausting as it has been exciting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“As a chicken, thinking clearly becomes an exhausting challenge. My mind was in a haze. To interact with you like a person, even for a moment, required tremendous concentration.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull


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