pump
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After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
By starting with warmer water, Nvidia does not need to pump in cooled air year-round.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The closure was initially triggered by a mechanical breakdown in the pump that draws water from the local borehole.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Futures trading points to higher prices at the pump down the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
She felt the dew of the forest surge through her vines, felt her balsam bark heart begin to pump with hope.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
Power losses during past fires in Ventura County have left water pumps useless, leaving firefighters short on water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Broken pumps, rusted pipes, ghost towns mark Venezuela’s once vibrant oil hub.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
By dialing down the sweetener in the original formula, the 70-year-old theorized, fellow chai addicts must now plunk down more for pumps of vanilla syrup or other add-ins to remake their drink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
RAC's head of policy Simon Williams said that, with oil prices remaining elevated, drivers will "almost certainly start paying noticeably more at the pumps in the coming weeks".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I heard the soft groaning of hydraulic pumps as the boom extended.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
North Korea claimed the water had been pumped out and the ship restored upright within weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
However, the investors have been growing increasingly worried about when the vast sums of cash being pumped into the AI sector will see a meaningful return, if ever.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
A handful of billionaires have pumped more than $156 million into Building a Better California, mostly from Brin, who has given more than $100 million to the group.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The social media videos pumped out by many of the city's venues including the newest "pop-ups" made a star out of Charlie the Pug, and everyone green with envy if they missed the latest singalong.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Slopper pumped his fist in the air, being a huge fan of fresh deer meat.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Engineers have been pumping air into the tunnels.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Researchers found that 98% of patients in the group who stopped taking medication had no change in heart function after one year, with just one woman developing a problem with her heart's pumping ability.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
At the Upper Trishuli 3A site, rescuers broke through into the upper part of a mud-swamped tunnel, pumping air inside, then using drilling and excavator machines to dig down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
It is pumping about 1.1 million barrels a day, roughly in line with last year’s figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“So...” he said, drawing it out, his heart pumping in a familiar flopping rhythm.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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