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combustion

noun as in explosion; on fire

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To overcome these limitations, Prof. Kwon's team used a "combustion synthesis" method.

“Electric vehicles are statistically less likely to catch fire spontaneously than an internal combustion engine vehicle.”

You can read that as a fluke, a demonstration of climate change or a metaphor: What had unfolded over the previous night and into early Wednesday morning was certainly a form of explosive combustion.

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The Dutchman’s Red Bull team have fitted a new internal combustion engine, and Verstappen had already exceeded his allocation for the year.

From BBC

That said, Harris has not called for the eventual elimination of internal combustion vehicles despite such plans in 12 states.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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