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
Angel now looks like Italy’s PM and parishioners fume.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
You can review this earlier WSJ explainer that gives a bit more context about what a fume event is and how it can happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
Though Ophie was exhausted from her sleepless night, she found she still had enough energy to fume over the unfairness of it all.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
They include gas leaks, spraying substances to cover the smell of fumes and failing to properly maintain idle wells, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
One of the affected aircraft from Air Corsica’s fleet is currently with ATR at its facilities in Toulouse, France, where the manufacturer is running tests to identify the source of the reported fumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Air quality regulators said that during the sanitation process this week, Lineage will need to maintain negative air pressure and keep air pollution equipment running to help mitigate fumes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
And when outside, they tend to be closer to the ground and nearer sources of exhaust fumes, for example.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
His eyes were watering from the diesel fumes.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
"If you're not making the tips, what good is the tax credit?" he fumed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
He fumed when a group member suggested printing ‘Stop AI’ on purple shirts rather than red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Former England striker Gary Lineker wrote on X that it "might be the worst VAR decision I've seen... extraordinary given the significance" and McInnes fumed at the call afterwards.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“These new ministers have no vision,” she fumed.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
The Australian government is fuming at the firm's most recent disclosure, that its products accessed both public and non-public data from part of the country's online Medicare healthcare system.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Rams figure to be locked-in and fuming after an embarrassing opener in Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
I can practically feel the rage fuming off him.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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