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flaring

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verb

present participle of flare

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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May. Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024 Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday. Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023 The company boasted that with its flaring wheel wells, the Mars is 2.1 meters (6.9 feet) wide. Joe McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023 Then on March 11, 2019, another flaring incident led Solano County health officials to warn residents with respiratory issues to stay indoors. Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023

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“Flaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaring. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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