pump
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Certain medicines, including metformin and proton pump inhibitors, can increase the risk further.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
For all the pain at the pump, energy remains a relatively low 2.4% of consumers’ expenditures, up from 2% at the start of the year.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The switch, however, has left U.S. gasoline and diesel reserves below multiyear averages just as summer demand for both is gearing up, which could result in higher prices at the pump.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Thinking quicker than he ever did in school, Flopears was at the pump, pumping water into his hat for all he was worth.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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Vocabulary lists containing pump
Engineering - Introductory
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