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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
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STRONG


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Instead, deep beneath the swells and swales of aluminum and carbon fiber, is the full send, the real deal: a naturally aspirated, dry-sump lubricated, 6.5-liter V12.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Speaking to Sky News on Thursday, Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the availability of carbon dioxide was not a concern for the British economy "at this moment."

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The city is also working toward a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

This material consists of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a flat sheet.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

A single CFC molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating greenhouse effects than a molecule of carbon dioxide–and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself as a greenhouse gas.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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