vapor
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Essentially, cloud seeding speeds up the natural process of water vapor condensing inside of clouds.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In particular, it strengthened the transport of water vapor from the midlatitude Indian Ocean toward East Antarctica through atmospheric rivers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
“Believe it or not, water vapor is actually the most potent and efficient greenhouse gas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Condensation occurs when water vapor changes into liquid water.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Parts of the surface are on fire, others emit evil- looking clouds of vapor.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
The argument they’re advancing, as I can tell, is constructed out of preemption vapors.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Did he inhale too deeply the vapors of power?
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
In response to questions from The Times, the Orange County Healthcare Agency said it did not dispute statements that chemical vapors were released from the pressurized tank on May 21.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
It’s possible, Whelton said, that spraying copious amounts of water on the tank had effectively suppressed much of the toxic vapors and the airborne risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
She shivered and stared around her at the swirling mists and ghostly vapors.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
The Tribune must have more "kick," so it vapored about "a few daring New Yorkers" venturing into the "far West," discovering Chicago and telling their friends about it.
From Time Magazine Archive
For a time he stormed about the Moorish halls, and vapored about the bastions, and looked down fire and sword upon the palace of the captain-general.
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
"I don't care so much about the money," vapored Sube; "but I'm goin' to be awful tired when I get through cuttin' the lawn."
From Sube Cane by Edward Bellamy Partridge
He raged and vapored and threatened on the floor of the House.
From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III by Justin McCarthy
You may imagine what a passion I was in when I vapored and blustered in that way.
From The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins
The press was busy vaporing upon the significance of a de Valera free to roam the Free State.
From Time Magazine Archive
Apparently the only contribution Fiver could make was this beetle-spirited vaporing.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
But we were the weakest when Slavery made us so loud-mouthed and vaporing; we shall be strongest when the cause of our boasting has disappeared.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
Must not the vaporing Burgoyne, who, it is said, possesses great sensibility, be humbled to the dust?
From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams
Yet to argue with worriers is of little use; convince them at every point, and the next moment they return to their old aggravating, vaporing credo.
From Maids Wives and Bachelors by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
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