steam
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From a location with especially dark skies, you might also notice a faint, cloudy band that appears to rise like steam from the Teapot's spout.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
It is also on the ship's route from the Gulf to California, giving the crew a chance to let off steam, and enjoy a break from the demands of life on board a warship.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The summer selloff in long-dated Treasurys gathered more steam on Monday, driving stocks lower for a second session in a row and pushing costs to borrow money higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Eala Mania” began picking up steam just over a year ago, at the 2025 Miami Open.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Just looking at the steam rising from it is enough to make me start sweating again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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
Crew members in cargo pants prepare scenery on stage, the costume department steams dresses and hairstylists comb wigs in a basement room backstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
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
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
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All the clothes you see, he steamed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Xu, whose mother died when he was a year old, recalled in a speech how he ate only sweet potato and steamed bread in his school years.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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
"Welcome!" it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the port of Visakhapatnam to join an international naval gathering.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
But they were a long way off, and the sky overhead was still a spotless blue as we steamed west.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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At the Times Square location at noon on a steaming Wednesday in August, I got a taste of just how intense the fandom has become.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Leaning over a steaming pile of waste in his Iowa backyard, Travis Roggatz felt a snap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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
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
She put Jay’s lunch together, scooping Sea Island red peas on top of steaming rice.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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