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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

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

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026

What we do know from a recent Federal Aviation Administration-funded study is that fume events can release potentially harmful levels of gases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

Southward he looked, and below his very feet the Great River curled like a toppling wave and plunged over the falls of Rauros into a foaming pit; a glimmering rainbow played upon the fume.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Noxious fumes made a long interview outdoors impossible, and she lamented that her grandchildren can no longer swim in her small pool.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

In the coming months, trainees will be able to learn blasting and painting with virtual-reality equipment sent from South Korea—which lowers costs and exposure to hazardous fumes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Another resident, Sarah Llewelyn, added: "I haven't slept in three days. Friday afternoon lunchtime I opened the door and could smell fumes, it was burning my eyes."

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

"You buy a new build, and we're being told all of a sudden there's going to be generators run - all the fumes and all the noises," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

An oil tanker inched past, puking out fumes.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

DiGenova again fumed when officials in Washington refused to set up a room in the Fort Pierce, Fla., office where prosecutors could securely review and store highly classified material, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The media were trying "to make her a celebrity," fumed Friedan, "but no one should mistake her for a leader."

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

As some residents fumed about the restrictions, they asked why managers of Las Virgenes weren’t taking a hard look at desalination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

I fumed, not ready to let my anger go just yet.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

And he sure did, fuming at her publicly and privately for several days in a row.

From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026

As we drove home, we were both fuming.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

And after Paraguay triumphed 4-3 on penalties following the 1-1 draw, Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann was left fuming at the disallowed goal.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Judges accustomed to having government lawyers comply with their orders have been left fuming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

Drew stared at the floor, fuming as he hustled to the bench.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan


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