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[spyoo] / spju /


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Teenager Jasmine Bernard, who lives in a neighborhood bordering Boxtown, has been fighting for two years against the gas turbines that power the data center and spew emissions into the air.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Large language models can spew Mississippi Rivers of data and text, but they struggle to write a log line for a 120-page screenplay, a subtitle for a book, or a few lines of poetry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

It used to be that coal’s biggest opponents were environmentalists who raised alarms about the soot they spew.

From Barron's Apr. 20, 2026

"So that could always spew out a variant that might be more infectious for humans."

From BBC Nov. 6, 2025

But when it was my turn, I made Adria laugh and spew water in less than ten seconds!

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

When Thoreau spews nonsense, such as men, “like the earth, revolve mainly from west to east, and so are flattened at the poles,” let’s call the silliness by its real name.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

A short walk away, a threshing machine spews clouds of dust and chaff as wheat pours out in a steady stream, rattling into worn brown sacks at farmers' feet.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Concerns remain about an AI bubble and big tech’s colossal investments in AI infrastructure, and the technology still spews out reams of inaccurate information.

From MarketWatch Feb. 1, 2026

One priority should be upgrading the Saturn Boulevard river crossing, he said, where the culverts create a small waterfall, to eliminate the churning water that spews pollution.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2025

Bright-green mist spews from their bases with a sickening hiss.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Authorities evacuated more than 500 people last year after Fuego spewed gas and ash, with residents moved to shelters from communities near the crater.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announcing sanctions against her in July last year, said she has "spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism and open contempt for the United States, Israel and the West."

From Barron's May 27, 2026

He spewed Amtrak facts like he was the conductor.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

Mr Rubio also accused Ms Albanese of having "spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States, Israel, and the West."

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

From the top of each tower spewed scalding-hot water that had bubbled up from deep underground.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Fuego, one of the most active volcanoes in the Western Hemisphere, started spewing lava and ash on Monday.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Still, the “Odyssey” star appeared to have made it through without spewing any body fluids.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Out-of-control wildfires were raging Thursday in the Canadian province of Ontario, sending dangerous smoke spewing into the United States where millions of people were exposed to the unhealthy air.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

But communities nearby complained that the plants were spewing pollutants.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The landslide had come crashing away from the mountain, the lateral blast had exploded out the side, and a dark column was spewing tens of thousands of feet into the air.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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