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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

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

Indonesian exports could slow in the second half, due to weaker global demand and prices for coal, crude palm oil and nickel coinciding with tighter domestic supply, RHB economist Wong Xian Yong said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The boys were coughing as if they had just emerged from a coal mine.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

So he kicked it with his boot, exposing red-hot coals.

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

Why do you rake yourself over the coals for every last cent you have spent, and second-guess every move?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2025

He rose and knelt and blew at the coals and dragged up the burned board ends and got the fire going.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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