slag
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At the same time, industry generates vast quantities of silicon-rich waste, including coal ash residue, red mud, mine tailings, concrete debris, waste glass, and metallurgical slag.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Copper, steel, aluminum and precious metals can be recovered, but rare-earth metals typically fuse with other byproducts in waste called slag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
She argues that incineration increases residual slag and releases harmful toxins like mercury and dioxins.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
Among the many sounds and smells of the steelworks, Steve's most notable memory is the smell of "rotten eggs", which comes from the slag that's formed during the steel-making process.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
“The slag heap next to the east entrance,” says Prim patiently.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Lieberstein previously worked on "The Office" as one of its producers and as Toby, the bland HR representative everyone slagged off on.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
Executives who didn’t take her calls risked being slagged on Deadline.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2023
"Anyone that we haven't slagged off," jokes Mica.
From BBC ● May 8, 2022
Anyway, you’ll be happy to hear, I fought through my misgivings and slagged the performance—but it struck me that if I was thinking about these questions in this context, these questions have permeated very deep.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2018
Hardly big enough so a cat could slip through, and under it is this big pile of coal slagged up against the foundation wall.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
They've come a long way, from gobby young upstarts who sold T-shirts slagging off their rivals to respected stalwarts of the British rock scene.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
“This is not about slagging anyone off in this TV series at all,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Fearn doesn’t share the inclination, saying, “I’ve never really been into slagging bands off. It’s just not my thing.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2021
They had choices to make about slagging doctors and public health experts.
From Slate ● Oct. 4, 2020
Gary Drake and Ross Wilcox might’ve been slagging me off, but the fainter the voices became, the less I wanted to go back.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
