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solvent

[sol-vuhnt] / ˈsɒl vənt /


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The Social Security trustees projected that this package of adjustments would keep the system solvent for the next 75 years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

"Water is the ideal solvent -- it's abundant, non-toxic, and environmentally friendly," Raviprolu said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

Proponents say charitable gambling keeps nonprofits solvent and lets them expand their missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

In the middle years of the seventeenth century experience stopped being something that accorded naturally with the statements of previous authorities and became a caustic solvent of fabulous beliefs.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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