exhaust
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Diesel exhaust is a carcinogen and has long been a priority for port communities and others along heavy transport routes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Kimi from 15 days old was in the garage and heard the sound of the engine and the smell of the exhaust," says Marco, who worked with his wife Veronica on their racing team business.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Me skipping across the concrete as I got out of the Puss Moth, through crisp October air smelling of leaf smoke and engine exhaust, thinking, France, France!
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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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
On a remote Cambridgeshire farm, where his nearest neighbour is half a mile away, Mathew Latta was making lunch when the peace was shattered by the sound of loud exhausts.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 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
A white dwarf forms when a star exhausts the hydrogen fuel needed for nuclear fusion in its core but lacks the mass required to explode as a core-collapse supernova.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
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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Almost immediately, I was exhausted by the customization of it all.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
"I took some ibuprofen, shrugged it off, went to sleep. I woke up the next day absolutely exhausted, no energy, really high fever."
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
They also suggested the EU should be ready to ask a court to block access to platforms temporarily if necessary "once other powers have been exhausted and where an infringement persists and causes serious harm".
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Dramatic, visible diplomatic actions have largely been exhausted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I am left exhausted from my sleepless night with one nugget of a thought stuck in my jowls: That I’m ashamed of how angry I was at the pups and my parents.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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The findings indicate that rapidly exhausting neutral hydrogen cannot by itself explain why star formation has declined so strongly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The exhausting combination of heavy demands and a shrinking fleet is producing longer deployments—and wearing out crews and capital assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Not the fire, not the sudden death, not the exhausting fight to get back home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Hot weather can make travel unpredictable, and access issues can waste valuable time on an already exhausting day.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
It was fun entertaining six-year-olds all day, but exhausting.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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