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solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


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

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Eliminating the cap while also providing a benefit credit would keep the program solvent until 2059.

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

The U.S., not so roughly handled, suffered a 21% fall in share prices and 100 failed banks in comparison to 3,400 solvent survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Sullivan was thirty-eight and incapable of cultivating the relationships that might have generated enough new commissions to keep him solvent.

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

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

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

During the 1950s and 1960s, workers would regularly burn toxic waste in open pits and cleaned engines with solvents that later contaminated the groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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