exhaust
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“These trucks don’t have as much rattle, fumes, exhaust, things of that nature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In response, an Ofcom spokesperson said it had made the decision a "matter of days ago" following "months of work to exhaust all possible legal routes".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
I stood on the sidewalk and let the perfumed breeze blow over me, free of construction dust and exhaust fumes.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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February saw a surge in both trading activity, which often accompanies comes as a price swing exhausts itself, and institutional repositioning.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it typically collapses and explodes in a supernova, leaving behind a smaller black hole.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
Judges then stunned the nation by ordering Sarkozy to swiftly start serving his sentence, dispensing with the usual practice of waiting until a white-collar convict exhausts the appeals process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
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
Somehow all this information exhausts me, and I watch the second video, which explains the actual procedures for vacuuming, with the detached interest of a cineast.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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As those orders are exhausted, new business is expected to slow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Some universities offer need-based or merit-based institutional aid, and Austin said some schools are even offering institutional loans for students who have exhausted their federal options.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Canyon coach Nate Harrison was exhausted and exhilarated afterward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The wife of one sailor told MS NOW’s Priya Sidhar that the company is working 12-14 hour days and that her husband “said that he was exhausted working on the flight deck.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was a whole day’s travel and they arrived exhausted, the parents trying to console their children despite the dread in their own hearts.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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For us, Cuenca checks a lot of boxes, but the lack of an international airport makes travel long and exhausting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
From health experts, entrepreneurs and influencers, here are ways to pursue a healthy body, mind and soul without exhausting your overdraft.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Fear is exhausting, and so is a run like the one she just did.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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