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distillation

[dis-tl-ey-shuhn] / ˌdɪs tlˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
distillate
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Traditional desalination methods such as reverse osmosis and thermal distillation can be expensive and energy intensive.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The group meets weekly to discuss day-to-day operations and review such issues as the distillery’s operating costs, pricing, marketing strategy and distillation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Rival U.S. firms are sharing information to detect so-called adversarial distillation attempts that violate their terms of service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

When I get home I work with Quang-ha on his biology- I give him a single-page document with a distillation of what he should know for his upcoming test.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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