pump
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As this would tighten supply of other transport fuels, such as gasoline, drivers would end up paying more at the pump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
For the US economy, a ban could deliver short-term relief at the pump by flooding the domestic market with excess supply.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
As the heart can still pump normally, but becomes stiff and does not fill properly, heart failure treatments are less effective.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
If this El Niño brings major storms, the L.A. area could take in even more water underground, enabling cities to pump it out later to deliver to taps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
G’ma turns into a gas station and parks at a pump.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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People on low incomes may also be eligible for grants to help with insulating their homes, and there are local schemes offering grants for solar panels, heat pumps and the like.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
This time, he has installed several high-capacity electric pumps to replace the diesel ones, aiming to grab even more floodwater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
It’s killing the farmers who fill combines and irrigation pumps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
As electricity fails, so do water pumps, sewage treatment, heating systems, fuel stations and mobile phone and internet networks.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The brain shoots fear and the heart speeds and the blood pumps.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Resting the arm on the lap overestimated systolic BP, the top number of a reading, or the force of blood flow when pumped out of the heart, by 3.9 mmHg.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the project in Esbjerg in the south west of Denmark, carbon captured from around the country arrives in huge zeppelin-like tanks before being pumped into a ship called Carbon Destroyer 1.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The place was packed with tough-looking, mostly male bikers pumped about a huge rally they were attending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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
Roz held her son close, pumped her legs, and thundered across the valley.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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The board also limited groundwater pumping, largely by asking growers to submit plans for reducing water consumption by about 30%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Power was restored to some priority areas by late evening, including those near hospitals and water pumping stations in the capital Havana, grid operator UNE said.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The fast-fashion company became a juggernaut by pumping out a never-ending supply of clothes at super-cheap prices, creating a constant churn of microtrends for consumers to chase.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
Saudi authorities said they shut the line as a precaution but haven’t disclosed the full extent of the damage or announced when pumping will resume.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wanda kept her eyes on the cops by the entrance to the administration building, and he swore that he could feel the rage pumping through her.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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