dregs
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That’s when a tank gets so low that drawing hits dregs — an all-but-unusable mix of oil sludge and debris — before a physical bottom is reached.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“Tow” might not be a knockout, but it’s far from the dregs of cinema.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
“I’m afraid you’ve got the dregs now, so good luck.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
Models suggest that the last dregs of the magma ocean crystallized into dense minerals including ilmenite, a mineral containing titanium and iron.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Gramps is staring into the dregs of his Styrofoam cup, peeling away the top of it so that little white balls collect in his lap.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
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