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carbon

[kahr-buhn] / ˈkɑr bən /
NOUN
element
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STRONG


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Microsoft says it has pledged to become carbon negative, zero-waste and "water positive" by 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A rom-com need not be a sparkling shelf covered with bon-bons, but it shouldn’t be a nauseating cloud of carbon monoxide that makes you want to flee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead, Europe is considering rolling back carbon regulations.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

While similar structures made from graphene, such as carbon nanotubes, are already well known, producing consistent, high-quality MXene nanoscrolls has been difficult.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane in my gut churned.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas