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Recent Examples of flue
Catch up quick: Capturing the carbon from the flues of plants, like gas, coal and ethanol, and storing it underground (called CCS) has long been technically but not economically feasible, and in development.
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The dog owner told GMA her apartment's leak was caused by a bird's nest sitting in the flue of her building's gas water heater.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The base layer of insulating straw was topped by turves — soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants — and finished with clay, which near the apex of the roof may have formed a chimney or flue.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
To end up with flue gas that’s almost exclusively CO2 and water, their cycle would have to inhale 95 percent pure oxygen.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
The dog owner told GMA her apartment's leak was caused by a bird's nest sitting in the flue of her building's gas water heater.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
The base layer of insulating straw was topped by turves — soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants — and finished with clay, which near the apex of the roof may have formed a chimney or flue.
—Franz Lidz, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
To end up with flue gas that’s almost exclusively CO2 and water, their cycle would have to inhale 95 percent pure oxygen.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flue
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Nests in dryer vents and chimneys, or near electrical equipment or outdoor lighting, increase the risk of fire. Noise.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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Entire blocks with nothing left but chimneys — tombstones for the houses that had stood there.—
Josh Eells,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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By Jeffrey Young Environmental Sustainability and Governance Editor 0 Instead of towering smokestacks, the GreenLab industrial park in Skive, Denmark, is surrounded by wind turbines and a solar array that power its resident companies with renewable energy.—
Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2024
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Particle pollution can be a result of many things like construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires, said the U.S. EPA.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2024
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The air then travels through ducts to warm your home.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2025
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That includes brow bones, cheek bones, bow of lips, and the corner of the eyes near the tear ducts.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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But before construction can begin, the city must acquire to relocate the utilities (pipes, fiber, cables).—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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Al Drago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Removing lead paint and pipes.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Flue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flue. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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