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combustible

[kuhm-buhs-tuh-buhl] / kəmˈbʌs tə bəl /


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Automakers are also racing to shift away from combustible engines under EU rules that call for 90 percent of all cars sold in the bloc to be electric by 2035.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Reliant on imports, Iran also faces a gasoline crisis—which is politically combustible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Residents would have to replace the first five feet of any combustible fencing or gates attached to their house with something made out of a noncombustible material, such as metal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The combustible Russian has made no secret of his dislike of playing on clay, previously describing it as "a surface for losers".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

On the day the fire started, over 55 miles of pine- block streets and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of the city in a highly combustible knot.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy




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