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solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


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Paramount was struggling to remain solvent prior to the Ellison family’s purchase of the media company last year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“There is a very common misperception that eliminating the tax cap would make Social Security solvent forever,” Riedl said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Specifically, that 2001 testing showed the carcinogenic solvent and dry-cleaning chemical perchloroethylene, or PCE, in the soil at levels as high as 6,658 micrograms per liter, said Alysa Pakkidis, information officer for the agency.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

"Our catalyst works a bit differently because it actually just ejects the electron directly into solvent," says Zachary Wickens, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry who led the work.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Now, with the extension of the mortgage bond market into the affairs of less creditworthy Americans, it found its fuel in the debts of the less solvent half.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

When the site was last tested, solvents were found in the soil below the pavement and down 150 feet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Sakuu’s process, under development for years, uses additive manufacturing to lay down key battery components without solvents, eliminating the need for ovens, says Niestroj.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

The segments are broken up or mixed with solvents before being put through a chromatography process.

From BBC May 26, 2026

The individual exposed to DDT, for example, is almost certain to be exposed to other liver-damaging hydrocarbons, which are so widely used as solvents, paint removers, degreasing agents, dry-cleaning fluids, and anesthetics.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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