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The FBI was secretly listening last year when a high-ranking advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom unleashed a stream of profanities as she vented about a public records request from an unnamed individual.

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He whisks the reader from oceanic thermal vents through the rise of mammals to the emergence of human language, peppering the text with goofy drawings and personal anecdotes.

Before workers could add water to reactor 1, they would have to vent the reactor, releasing steam to lower the pressure.

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“Closing vents or cranking thermostats too quickly to cool or heat your home only uses more energy and creates an imbalance.”

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Enceladus spans only 313 miles across, and its weak gravity cannot fully retain the icy jets that erupt from its vents.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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