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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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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

Rocket exhaust can blast dust and loose material away from the ground, potentially affecting nearby equipment and structures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 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

By forcing adversaries to burn through expensive interceptors, the incoming swarms can exhaust allied air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The exhaust clouds up around us like steam, the fuel smell piercing the predawn blackness.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

A Greek Orthodox Christian and a protégé of tech billionaire Peter Thiel, Kratsios argued that when AI exhausts human knowledge, humanity will look beyond reason for ultimate answers about man’s place in the universe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

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

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

“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

By the time the Lakers subbed him out with six minutes remaining in the fourth and a 30-point cushion, Kessler looked exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 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

As in Johnson’s case, the government moved to dismiss my lawsuit in part because I had not exhausted my administrative remedies.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Even when Maggie and Kate were exhausted, sad, or disinterested, they still had to make the rounds of social functions, whether in Washington, DC, or any city in which they appeared.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

How exhausting it has to be to litigate every little thing, to be so constantly aggrieved?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 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

She said she wanted to use her voice to support parents navigating loss because "their capacity just deteriorates", because it is "exhausting and distressing to be reliving things and having to find a fight".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That level of effort does not require an exhausting workout.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

“No, no, don’t be a brute. I’ve had an exhausting day too. Don’t run away and leave me. I’m quite harmless, really I am. I suppose Max has been telling tales about me to you?”

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier


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