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exhaust

[ig-zawst] / ɪgˈzɔst /




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One bill limits liability for rocket launchers that own at least 20,000 contiguous acres related to noise, exhaust and other disturbances.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

He heard the garage door shut, followed by the roar of a car exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 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

It felt good to feel as though I might be good at something, to feel my brain exhaust itself in ways it had never been asked to by me or anyone else.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it typically collapses and explodes in a supernova, leaving behind a smaller black hole.

From Science Daily Nov. 11, 2025

But for the audience, those sentiments more accurately reflect Ramsay’s film, a slow burn that exhausts its welcome and dies in a blaze after losing its grip on a meandering narrative.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2025

Somehow all this information exhausts me, and I watch the second video, which explains the actual procedures for vacuuming, with the detached interest of a cineast.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

Officials contend the discrepancy between the computer count and the paper tally is “a good deed that went punished” — the result of exhausted officials being handed an extra-credit project they couldn’t quite execute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Some universities offer need-based or merit-based institutional aid, and Austin said some schools are even offering institutional loans for students who have exhausted their federal options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

“Once that buying demand was exhausted, some pullback was to be expected,” UBS analyst Michael Yee said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Temperatures onboard climbed as the holiday went on leaving him "exhausted", he said.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“I’m just not so sure anymore. She could be bored in Peace. Or exhausted in Progress. Overwhelmed in Pleasure!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

For us, Cuenca checks a lot of boxes, but the lack of an international airport makes travel long and exhausting.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

From health experts, entrepreneurs and influencers, here are ways to pursue a healthy body, mind and soul without exhausting your overdraft.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

She details the exhausting effort of disputing her partner’s medical claims with insurance companies, which required her to navigate, in her words, “a stingy and Kafkaesque system of financial and social support.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The story has elements similar to popular summer blockbusters, but they’re so finely remixed and retooled that they don’t bear such exhausting resemblance to their forebears.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

“I’ll take him. It’s very exhausting speaking Human for so long, and I really must stretch my magnificent legs.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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