steam
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The primary suite offers an enormous spa-inspired bathroom, as well as a fireplace, wet bar, steam shower, and gym, with the listing describing it as a “private retreat.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
All that steam time also shrinks “the product,” Langer says,”anywhere from 35 to 38%.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the paper has a feature on how "a global effort to tax tourists is picking up steam".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Early signs of success for Meta Platforms’ new, consumer-focused AI agent are helping prove that AI agents aren’t just the hottest new thing in business technology—they may finally be gaining steam among consumers, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Finally, the steam began to abate, and I signaled enough.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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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
As Stuart Broad steams into bowl, watched studiously by Stokes and McCullum, a less familiar member of England's camp looks on from behind the nets.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2023
“I am not a teacher,” Hardwick steams, “I am a writer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
I unwrap the potato from its wax paper, and it steams its lovely, earthy smell under my nose.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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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
The furthest-flung food mentioned in the buffet of emails I received was Lau lau, Hawaii’s pork-and-fish dish that is wrapped and steamed in taro leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
It’s complete with a mashed potato “volcano” that’s oozing with gravy lava, along with dino nugget inhabitants and steamed broccoli for trees.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
He's pretty steamed, but I think he'll get over it when he sees the CD players I got him for his birthday.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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The outages which have sometimes lasted 12 to 48 hours have plunged those living in the deeply impoverished country into steaming darkness at night.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Buc-ee’s has a legion of loyal fans, who come for the Beaver Nuggets, sparkling restrooms and the novelty of its massive stores, where workers shout when they slice up steaming brisket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
He wouldn’t argue with Mr. Lew, but I could tell he was steaming.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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