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James Watt's steam engine is one famous example, but the same basic concept remains central to modern transportation and electricity production, powering cars, ships, planes and many power plants.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

“If I can turn these components to be electric instead of steam, it eliminates all the steam related mechanical parts.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Two children from Harrogate were hurt after a steam room door shattered while they were in Turkey on a package holiday.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The move comes at a time of growing investor worry that Big Tech spending on AI is getting out of hand, although outlays on computing infrastructure have hardly lost steam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

He was only a little disappointed that it was like getting face full of cold steam.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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

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

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

Roshan, 28, who sells steamed dumplings mostly to migrant workers, says he is facing a double whammy—higher prices and fewer customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

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

Our star athlete, Link Rowley, has been yanked out of sports because his father got steamed up over some prank gone wrong.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

A steaming cup of coffee gradually cools, a laptop warms up during use, and sunlight heats the Earth's surface.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

Stirred into the steaming ditalini, the yolk turned silken and rich, cloaking the broth in the sort of luxurious texture that makes you briefly forget modern life altogether.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

If the Strait of Hormuz opens again for good, and tankers start steaming through, she might be able to have a hot shower.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

The witch ladled a bowl of steaming stew and held it before my face.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff