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furnace

[fur-nis] / ˈfɜr nɪs /


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Instead of working with a massive furnace, participants use small torches, making the process feel more approachable and easier to control.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Plans for a £1.25bn electric steel-making furnace in Port Talbot may be delayed for up to eight months due to problems with electrical connectivity, Tata Steel has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Tata Steel is working with the National Grid to upgrade electrical infrastructure and support the new electric arc furnace.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

I spent hours with Dad in our garage grease pit bleeding brakes, in our attic installing insulation, in the furnace room adjusting burners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Hale soon went bankrupt—an embittering failure that only stoked the furnace of his ambition.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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