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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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Lizzie Davey recalls standing on Oxford Street in the early 1970s and being struck by the exhaust fumes.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

The program’s retirement trust fund is projected to exhaust its reserves in roughly six years — coinciding with each newly elected senator’s term.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The illuminated exhaust plumes were visible across the eastern United States, giving observers a remarkable view of the rocket's journey into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Sunlight reaches the exhaust high in the atmosphere, making the spreading plume shine brightly against the darker sky below.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Which smells like pine mixed with a little bit of truck exhaust.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

For a reader he is like a guest who overwhelms and exhausts, but who is then invited back for the sheer enjoyment of his absorbing tales, striking insights and charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

February saw a surge in both trading activity, which often accompanies comes as a price swing exhausts itself, and institutional repositioning.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

When the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025

But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

But on most days, especially the warm ones, life exhausts him; the worsening traffic and graffiti and company politics, everyone grousing about bonuses, benefits, overtime.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Even though she was on her way to becoming a physician herself, and even though she was exhausted and stressed, and stress is a possible agitator for shingles, her doctors didn’t immediately find a diagnosis.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

By the time Stewart’s final voyage with “Star Trek” debuted in 2020, Picard was less of a Starfleet hero than a wise man exhausted by politics and cruelty.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

He said: "He was distraught. He didn't know how he was going to manage it. He was absolutely exhausted after the first experience."

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Everyone is so exhausted after that you spring for takeout.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nanuq’s eyes fluttered open for a second, and he let out an exhausted little huff.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

But while the novel is imposing from sheer size alone, the shift in medium lends their elaborate, occasionally exhausting storytelling a curious new potency.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

We’ve experimented with retirement simulations of our own, but we struggle to get the projected probability of success below 90%, much less find a realistic path toward exhausting our assets over the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Any fooming process would quickly be self-liquidating, exhausting its supply of chips and power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Situation: By that time, Snell is at 99 pitches, two shy of his season high, after the exhausting battles with Vaughn and Bauers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

So after exhausting all options, I realize that I’m going to have to ask Kelton for some neighborly help.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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