fume
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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
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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
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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
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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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