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airtight

[air-tahyt] / ˈɛərˌtaɪt /




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He sees passive homes as going hand in hand with all-electric appliances, because “with airtight construction, having a gas stove in the house especially doesn’t make sense” for indoor air quality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

They are waulking the wool, an age-old tradition for rendering tweed soft and airtight so that it might keep the shepherds of the Scottish Hebrides warm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Especially as OpenAI moves to explore advertising as a business model, it's crucial that separation between this sort of health data and memories that ChatGPT captures from other conversations is airtight," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Some were ordinary bedrooms; others had no windows and were fitted with doors that made the rooms airtight.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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