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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

Detainees alleged they routinely wiped black mold off shower walls at the facility, saw black dust spew from air vents and used cleaning solutions that lacked instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Today, mobile devices endlessly spew entertainment that rarely models healthy social behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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

A spew of office chairs, smashed computer parts, and chewed-up bricks lay on the ground around it.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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

Social media already spews out enough expectations on us, so it can get even more overwhelming when it comes directly from family and friends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024

The stove spews out clean blue flames, unlike the ashy coals back home.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

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

In the beginning, chatbots spewed answers in a stream of not-quite-consciousness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

He spewed Amtrak facts like he was the conductor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

That fire, which burned more than 54,000 LG battery modules, spewed toxic smoke into the air and smoldered for several days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025

She would go on like that for hours, connecting one offense to another until all of the things that chagrined her were spewed out.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

On a particularly tense drive, they are chased by scorching, wind-fueled wildfires and volcanic ash spewing from Mount Etna.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

River or the ongoing cold storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights that is spewing toxic smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

But communities nearby complained that the plants were spewing pollutants.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

An “unprecedented” situation was taking hold in Orange County on Friday, as a chemical tank was at risk of spewing a highly toxic chemical that can cause severe respiratory distress and hospitalization, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

I’m so dreadfully sick of spewing wireless code.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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