solvent
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Legislators at the time expected those provisions to keep the program solvent until 2040, former Social Security Administration Commissioner John Svahn told MarketWatch last year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
"We have captured for the first time how electronic changes associated with proton transfer are coupled to reorganization of the surrounding solvent," said Biasin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Another makes acetic anhydride, a key ingredient of aspirin, and the third makes ethyl acetate, which is used as a solvent and for decaffeinating tea and coffee.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Bravo-Karimi estimated that, based on current guaranteed revenue, the nation’s second-largest school system can remain solvent for about two more years after the current academic year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Go soak it. If the situation becomes desperate, I recommend you avail yourself of the numerous solvent formulae extant in Celum Tinture. Chapter thirteen, I believe.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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But fabrication and assembly plant workers can face exposure to solvents, acids, toxic metals and chemical gases, according to the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Scientists could perform some of those transformations using chemical reactions and laboratory solvents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Existing battery assembly lines include football-field-long ovens for drying layers of material that have been dissolved in solvents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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