steam
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"Given the significant role Walmart plays in the lives of many Americans, the deterioration will set some alarm bells ringing over whether the consumer is running out of steam," Saunders said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
It seems the Treasury Department’s plan of lowering long-term bond yields might be running out of steam.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Thermodynamics emerged in the 19th century largely to explain how large machines such as steam engines convert and transfer energy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Its major components, including reactor vessel heads, steam generator parts and low-pressure and high-pressure turbines, were all recently updated as part of the 2030 extension, said Maureen Zawalick, chief risk officer at PG&E.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Truth be told, the appearance of the Bloomer was not unlike a black-nosed, golden-horned, bloodred bull, snorting and puffing steam out of its nostrils and its tall, glittering horns.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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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
One of the radiators clangs and steams all day despite various attempts to shut it down.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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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
Bell was particularly metronomic as she conceded just 16 from her 11 wicketless overs, while Issy Wong steamed in with her usual energy and passion.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
These were wise words from a wise old bird, but Matilda was too steamed up to see it that way.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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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
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
Then came the second of my pre-cooked chicken breasts, cubed and folded through the sauce until everything was glossy and steaming.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Mostly, however, Boston is steaming at principal owner John Henry, a former civic hero who’s become regarded as an aloof steward distracted by investments like Liverpool in the English Premier League.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Captain Smith doesn’t need me anymore, so I hurry toward the steaming pot of oatmeal.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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