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steam

[steem] / stim /


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In January 1992, a steam blast at El Segundo injured 10 workers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

"I was in a mixed feeling. I have it completely out of my system. We framed it. We debriefed it as a group and we're all focused now. Full steam ahead."

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Beginning on May 9, NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites captured images of white, steam rich volcanic plumes rising into the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

“It does take the steam out of the narrative that the court is just a bunch of politicians in robes,” said constitutional litigator Elizabeth Price Foley.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The steam stopped coming out, and the shark didn’t smell any worse than it had before.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

The emptied vessel then returns to Iran—or at least used to, before the blockade—while the newly laden one steams on to China.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Norris also maintained other income steams, including a long-running role as a pitchman for the Total Gym line of exercise equipment, promoting his fitness regimen well into his 80s.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

And, as her era of brand builder, lifestyle influencer, and businesswoman steams on, what will it really take for her to broaden her popularity and win over those who are circumspect - or downright negative?

From BBC Apr. 6, 2025

“I am not a teacher,” Hardwick steams, “I am a writer.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2022

The water steams, and as the steam clears, I can see the few remaining water bottles at the bottom of the ruptured cooler melt, spilling the contents out pointlessly.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

One business that sells steamed savoury suet puddings, an old-school British classic, worries memories of days gone by may not be enough to keep their puddings going in the long term.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

I remember the steamed vegetables that came out one day—it was literally just boiled vegetables they flopped into a catering thing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

Growing up, my mother would make a simple salad of sliced cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, and lemons, drizzled with salt, served alongside homemade curries, spiced rice and steamed fish fillets wrapped in banana leaf parcels.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

In rural Sichuan and Chongqing, large community meals are an important part of culture, featuring twice-cooked pork, steamed ribs, soup and homemade liquor.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

That’s the real reason Dad’s so steamed about this.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

At 02:05 she wrote again: "Kyle is steaming".

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

I also avoid making a towering high volcano, instead sticking to small piles or hills, since I like to enjoy my mashed potatoes steaming hot.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

Ms. Bush makes some rookie errors: She forgoes whisking dry ingredients separately from the wet, doesn’t let the steaming butter cool before mixing, and is too quick to take the pan out of the oven.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Those were days of profound anguish for distraught families back in Ecuador, who had no idea their loved ones were safe — and steaming toward Central America.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

I throw on running clothes and head downstairs, where Mom’s doing today’s crossword puzzle at the kitchen table with a steaming mug of coffee next to her.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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