solvent

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Treasury, Emirati firms handle by far the world’s highest volume of Iran’s shadow funds, exploiting opaque registries and lax rules to keep Tehran solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The use of a local, edible, ready-to-use solvent was a major advantage.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

People in Killin had reported a solvent taste and smell to their water supply on Friday morning.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Studios capture much of each ticket’s revenue—especially early in a movie’s run—but concessions deliver the profits that keep theaters solvent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

But the solvent spread on the linoleum, licking, eating, under the kitchen door, while the voices took it up in chorus: “Fire, fire, fire!”

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury