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fume

[fyoom] / fjum /


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But if you’re honest, you also loved watching the guy dumb enough to buy it fume over the futility of his impulses.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

"It's one thing to look at chemistry and a set of materials at the single cell level in a fume hood," said Bailey.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

In that incident, an Air Canada jet ran into an emergency vehicle on the runway that was racing to deal with a potential fume event on a United Airlines flight.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Angel now looks like Italy’s PM and parishioners fume.

From MarketWatch Feb. 3, 2026

I closed the fume hood and walked toward Kilvin’s office, mindful of where I set my bare feet.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

She works mostly under a hood, which vents the chemical and fecal fumes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Jobs at shopping centres were ruled out because of the fumes from restaurants, and even in smaller environments her colleagues' eating habits could affect her.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The fire has been contained to the warehouse but continues to burn, spewing fumes that smell of burning plastic.

From Barron's Jun. 21, 2026

For the SOXX, there are a couple RSI developments that warn bulls are now running on fumes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

Kaede avoided them, for the fumes alone made her eyes water.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Years ago on “Rick and Morty,” President Andre Curtis fumed that he can’t coexist with Rick Sanchez, a living god who won’t submit to his will.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

“I want ammunition, too, but I wouldn’t come in and pick your pocket for it,” fumed local resident Lesa Butner, 61, a retired police officer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

"It's a human right to know your identity and also to have the possibility to have contact with your biological family," she fumed.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

From his second-floor apartment that overlooked a stretch of road in Sylmar lined with broken-down RV’s, Vincent Wolf fumed.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2026

Lavadie fumed silently for a full ten seconds before jamming the gearshift into reverse and bouncing backward out of the yard.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

As we drove home, we were both fuming.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

"The rest of the lads will be fuming if I take much longer," he said as he left the stage.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The president is fuming at the justices as they prepare to take up his next big case.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

At the same time, some residents are fuming that, despite the undergrounding work, most of the town’s neighborhoods still will have overhead telecommunications lines.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2026

By the time Taran reached a shelf of level ground, Doli had run to the protected face of the embankment and was fuming impatiently before a huge tangle of thornbushes.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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