fume
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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
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
Industry data shows that rates of fume events have been increasing, occurring in the U.S. on about 22 flights a day.
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
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