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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

In October 2024, Tata Steel's last blast furnace was switched off, with the aim of building a new electric arc furnace by the end of 2027.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

As a musician, the sounds escaping his horn seemed to rise from some far larger, internal furnace of intellectual and spiritual restlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It has a new pool, new roof, new windows and new furnace — but the six-bedroom house in Indianapolis has gotten exactly zero offers since it was put on the market two months ago.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

A huge octopus of a furnace reached across most of the ceiling, and cobwebs hung on its tentacles, drifting up when I walked beneath them.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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