exhaust
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As the rocket climbed above Earth carrying a Dragon spacecraft, sunlight illuminated its expanding exhaust plumes, creating an enormous glowing shape that resembled a jellyfish.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Races begin with a bone-shaking roar, as the world's fastest-accelerating cars leave the starting line, flames bursting out of their exhaust pipes.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The researchers say exposure can be reduced by choosing unscented products, improving ventilation with exhaust fans or open windows, and avoiding devices that generate ozone while scented cleaning products are being used.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Throw in a flat-plane crankshaft, low-inertia turbos and equal-length exhaust runners and you’ve got a hurricane on a dimmer switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The air was filled with the smells of winter, and car exhaust, and the familiar sausage-y-maple syrupy wafting from the Burger King across the street.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
When the star exhausts its fuel, this balance collapses.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2025
Judges then stunned the nation by ordering Sarkozy to swiftly start serving his sentence, dispensing with the usual practice of waiting until a white-collar convict exhausts the appeals process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
When I’m gone, they tuck her in, and at 2 a.m., when she pops up like a jack-in-the-box, giggling and whining, they sit with her until she exhausts herself and falls back to sleep.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 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
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“We were already exhausted from the downpour of the storm and trying to hold umbrellas, it was just a horrible day,” Menapace recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
“I was really exhausted and realized that without support, without outside help, it would be very difficult emotionally and psychologically to get through this fall and winter,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
“When you look at Brent crude today, traders aren’t exhausted about the ongoing conflict,” said Stern, whose clients include trucking, delivery and construction companies dealing with high fuel prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Now, she lives in "limbo every day", not willing to give up the search for her son, clinging to the hope he will be found alive, but having exhausted all avenues for help.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
He was exhausted, hungry and. frightened; and he desperately wanted Fa.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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While it can be exhausting and Laveaux admits he wouldn’t do it year round, he looks forward to coming back every season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
But I still think the soup party is one of the finest ways to gather people without spending a fortune or exhausting yourself in the process.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
"It is truly exhausting," he says, describing how the relentless smoke has produced in him a shortness of breath, a persistent cough and an unshakeable pain in his eyes.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
That level of effort does not require an exhausting workout.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
All that bad behavior was exhausting, and they made frequent stops to rest.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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