steam
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At Temple Street Night Market, steam rises, neon buzzes, just like the guidebooks promised.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Like much of the show, the season’s details of middle age came from conversations Tropper heard around him during his years among Westchester’s ultrarich — many of them in the sauna or steam room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, the primary suite is the epitome of luxury, featuring a private sitting area, steam shower, and a balcony overlooking the picturesque grounds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Unlike water wheels, steam engines could be scaled to almost any size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The shrieking brakes set, and live steam singed our bare feet.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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
Crew members in cargo pants prepare scenery on stage, the costume department steams dresses and hairstylists comb wigs in a basement room backstage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
I pile it over rice cooker rice, which steams quietly in the background like a saint and doesn’t punish me for wanting a warm carb in a too-hot world.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025
Then he steams off with Himmelstoss in his wake.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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Vegetables that steamed instead of browned, their edges soft but not transformed.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
The tanker quickly steamed toward India’s biggest refiner, owned by Reliance Industries, where it unloaded the oil on March 8.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
"Welcome!" it wrote, greeting the Iranian warship Iris Dena as it steamed into the port of Visakhapatnam to join an international naval gathering.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Inspired by xiao long bao, steamed Chinese soup dumplings from the Jiangsu province, TJ’s Steamed Pork & Ginger Soup Dumplings feature hot soup, pork and ginger encased in a doughy exterior.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
Their wild laughter wafted through the broken windows and steamed in the cool air.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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At 02:05 she wrote again: "Kyle is steaming".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
A steaming cup of coffee gradually cools, a laptop warms up during use, and sunlight heats the Earth's surface.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Then came the second of my pre-cooked chicken breasts, cubed and folded through the sauce until everything was glossy and steaming.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
There have been Goop summits and cruises, as well as a podcast, and the company has garnered attention and controversy for recommending unconventional approaches to wellness like vaginal steaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
I detected a touch of laughter in my aunt’s manner that first evening at supper as she helped pass the steaming bowls of stew down the line to the other boarders.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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