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ozone

[oh-zohn, oh-zohn] / ˈoʊ zoʊn, oʊˈzoʊn /


NOUN
ozone layer
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The Strait of Hormuz is a crucial shipping chokepoint for Persian Gulf energy exports, other chemicals like ozone, and fertilizer.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA enforces limits on when ethanol-blended fuels can be sold due to concerns about their contributions to ground-level ozone, a primary component of smog.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Halley VI is focused on space and atmospheric data, as well as studying the Brunt Ice Shelf on which it's located close to the coast, and the hole in the Earth's ozone layer.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Under the stench of rotting vegetation, I smelled burning ozone as the air filled with ions.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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