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something with a usable capacity for doing work
such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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Recent Examples of fuel
Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Franklin pointed out that the Road Department had already spent $385,000 on fuel in 2023, exceeding the current year's budget.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
According to anthropologist Jade Sasser, anxieties about climate change, the economy and political turmoil have fueled current questions about whether to have a family.
—Jack Jiang, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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Members can also accumulate an extra 1,000 points per year by purchasing a contribution to sustainable aviation fuel.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025
Franklin pointed out that the Road Department had already spent $385,000 on fuel in 2023, exceeding the current year's budget.
—Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Today, a brush fire started in Pacific Palisades fueled by extremely high winds.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
According to anthropologist Jade Sasser, anxieties about climate change, the economy and political turmoil have fueled current questions about whether to have a family.
—Jack Jiang, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ethics reform advocates say a vigorous commission is crucial in a state where politics and the energy industry are intertwined.Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2025
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These moves come after the U.S. Department of the Treasury released final rules for billions in tax credits for companies involved in making hydrogen in an effort to grow the clean energy industry.Sean Conlon, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Acer has launched two new handheld PCs, the Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 with higher resolution displays powered by AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processors.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Allowing China to take Taiwan would also be an economic and geopolitical blow for the U.S., since Taipei is the primary source of semiconductor chips that power smart devices and a friendly economical hub in the Pacific.Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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While the 2024 data is not yet available, according to PJM, the regional transmission organization, about 7.8% of energy generated in the state came from wind, solar and water sources, and 42.9% was from nuclear sources.Jessica Babb, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2025
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The nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation hosts Wikipedia, generating the bulk of its financing through small donations and grants.Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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In addition to crashing into the crowd, Jabbar exited the vehicle and fired on law enforcement, who returned fire, and the suspect was declared dead at the scene, according to the bureau.Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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After ramming his car into the crowd just after 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jabbar exited the vehicle and began firing at law enforcement officers working on Bourbon Street.Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
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In a ceremony held last month, Mehlman and resident Susan Auslander, energized the project by flipping a giant switch, according to officials in a press release.Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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On an even more expansive and eclectic to-do list are light-harvesting electrodes that could generate and corral energized electrons to make hydrogen fuel and self-cleaning surfaces that could repel liquids and adhesives.Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 2 Jan. 2025
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Senate Democrats have pushed for more information over Bondi's foreign lobbying work to determine any potential conflicts of interest that might surface should she be confirmed as attorney general.Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The atmosphere and fan rowdiness gave them even more reason to push for their debuts.Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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