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coal

[kohl] / koʊl /


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When a default wave appears to be looming, spreads tend to shoot higher, acting as a canary in the coal mine.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

California no longer burns or buys electricity generated by coal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

China's import list includes more than 1,600 categories of American goods, including meats -- beef, pork, poultry and seafood -- grains, dairy, whiskey, coal and timber.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

At Cutacre, a former open-cast coal mine on the edge of Salford in Greater Manchester, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust has created meadows, wetlands, ponds and grazing areas with longhorn cattle.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Summer cooled to the final autumn, and when the leaves blew yellow past the windowsill and the air smelled like coal smoke, Izio reached out and held my hand in the dark.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Galán declined to be interviewed for Carr’s documentary, having been thoroughly raked over the coals once the public’s visceral disgust with “The Swan” got it canceled after its second season.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

A startup CEO recently got raked over the internet’s coals for bringing a tattoo artist to a party and offering job interviews to anyone willing to get inked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A firefighter picking up hoses on Jan. 2 found crackling, red-hot coals in the dirt and warned colleagues that a more thorough mop-up was needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

Before, his customers were primarily pizzerias or grilled-meat restaurants, who cook over coals; now they are families.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

It was taking shape more rapidly now that she used burning coals to hollow it out.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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