chemical
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Fellow chemical maker LyondellBasell LYB 3.77%increase; green up pointing triangle is enjoying a similar ride, with its stock up 84% so far this year after two years of decline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Dust storms are not just weather events but powerful drivers of chemical change.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Using his acute sense of smell and training to detect a chemical compound within explosives, Magawa would then alert human handlers of mines that could be later safely removed.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Pulling back each of Fig’s ears and peeking inside, Dr. Spires babbled on about chemical waste and blood and dysfunction.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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