steam
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In August, the president directed the Navy to figure out how to return to using steam catapults on aircraft carriers to hurl jet fighters into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Shipbuilding experts worry putting steam back on a carrier would put the Navy technologically behind China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He said a February stress test of the Ford’s electromagnetic launchers showed they outperformed their steam peers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“By modernizing and upgrading turbines, steam generators, and digital control systems at operating plants, uprates deliver substantial capacity gains without the multi-year timelines or interconnection bottlenecks associated with greenfield construction,” the blog post noted.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mawuli came in with the bucket wafting steam and the pungent scent of neem as Klenam returned with the blanket.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The emptied vessel then returns to Iran—or at least used to, before the blockade—while the newly laden one steams on to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Norris also maintained other income steams, including a long-running role as a pitchman for the Total Gym line of exercise equipment, promoting his fitness regimen well into his 80s.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
And, as her era of brand builder, lifestyle influencer, and businesswoman steams on, what will it really take for her to broaden her popularity and win over those who are circumspect - or downright negative?
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
“I am not a teacher,” Hardwick steams, “I am a writer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
She steams broccoli and makes us a package of organic macaroni and cheese.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
If you’ve been peering through the steamed up windows of the Amicus Plus smokeless cigar bar longingly, hovering over that “subscribe to Slate Plus” button.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
People stop by Amadou Gaye's shack at the market in the western town of Sukuta to use his small electric mill to grind millet for cooking porridge or the local steamed grain dish called chere.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
All the clothes you see, he steamed up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
My rice and eggs began with a feta-fried egg over steamed white rice.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The windows of the cabin stayed steamed up almost all day, the kettle had boiled so long.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
The meat, cured at Burbank’s RC Provisions with a proprietary recipe developed by Al Langer, still gets a lengthy — and costly — steaming after it arrives at the restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
The case for raising rates would be clear if inflation were creeping up, the economy was steaming ahead with growth at or above trend, and unemployment was below its so-called natural rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
At the Times Square location at noon on a steaming Wednesday in August, I got a taste of just how intense the fandom has become.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
I also avoid making a towering high volcano, instead sticking to small piles or hills, since I like to enjoy my mashed potatoes steaming hot.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
Me and Kermit had dug through steaming piles of garbage from one side of Key West to the other, looking for milk cans.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
