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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

Realism is achieved not through bare-bones scenic furniture but through the combustible relationships of characters who exist with one another in a purgatory of disillusionment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

On Tuesday, the Mets lost when combustible relief pitcher Devin Williams fell apart again, allowing Minnesota a go-ahead run and walking in a fifth run for kicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The mood out in one of the world's most important waterways is combustible.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Ghosts were not combustible, and neither was mesarthium, so there had been no risk of her setting the citadel alight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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