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gas

[gas] / gæs /
NOUN
something not liquid or solid
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The worst natural gas leak in the nation’s history happened in 2015 in Aliso Canyon, and 11,000 people were evacuated from their Porter Ranch homes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

At the heart of the resumption of hostilities has been the dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is crucial for global oil and gas flows.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The challenge could intensify as the EU phases out Russian LNG and pipeline gas contracts, leaving buyers with fewer options.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“He’s always been a fighter against federal regulatory overreach, and it’s clear for obvious reasons that he has an affinity for oil and gas, given its dominance in Texas,” Longanecker said.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Tambora shot so much sunlight-blocking ash and gas into the atmosphere that snow fell in New York State in June the next year.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“That refusal forces victims to pay their own way out, and leaves those who can’t afford to leave trapped in gases and toxins that no agency will name.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Those gases are then analyzed and passed through specially coated capillary tubes.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it is also a global renewable energy powerhouse that aims to make its massive economy carbon-neutral by 2060.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

It will produce liquid ammonia—a chemical widely used in fertilizer—from hydrogen and nitrogen gases.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

Bog gases flared up in green pyres in the distance, as if in sympathy with Emma’s light.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

It is thought the premises in Cresswell Crescent were being refurbished and a generator released toxic gasses.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

Unlike visible light, radio waves from hot gasses are not blocked that easily by cosmic dust.

From Space Scoop Mar. 27, 2025

The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2024

These gasses trap heat in the atmosphere, contributing to rising temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2024

The regulator uses freeze-separation to sort out the gasses.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

He uploaded his first song, Plethora, to TiKTok in 2019 and was "gassed" when it received 1,000 plays in a day.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

Treinen rewarded his manager’s faith by getting Volpe to chase another down-and-away sweeper for a strikeout, but he clearly was gassed.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2024

I remember leaving Malloy's house, running down the block, busting into our apartment all gassed up, excited to show Jazz what I learned.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

The rest stop duration may require a bit more time than gassing up, and that is an added safety factor on a road trip.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Some travelers say they can’t afford not to travel, however, so they’re putting all options on the table — from booking rail tickets to gassing up their cars.

From MarketWatch Nov. 8, 2025

“Everyone is gassing each other up about how fabulous they look,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2025

Last week, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights urged a halt to the execution, saying that gassing Smith could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international human rights law.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2024

She and her staff planned the best way to replicate the opening of the Martian spaceship in Grovers Mill, the bomber planes, a roaring cannon, and the gassing of New York City.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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