catalytic converter
noun
: an automobile exhaust-system component containing a catalyst that causes conversion of harmful gases (such as carbon monoxide and uncombusted hydrocarbons) into mostly harmless products (such as water and carbon dioxide)
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The Los Angeles Times reported that the men are thought to be affiliated with a local gang that has been tied to a spate of catalytic converter thefts in the region.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Penalties were increased for buyers who fail to certify that a catalytic converter wasn’t stolen.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The catalytic converter was stolen from a 2004 Tundra.
RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE: Payne Avenue and South Winchester Boulevard.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
So equipped, the first M5 whipped up 282 horsepower — except in the United States and Canada, where a catalytic converter and other North America-specific changes restricted output to 256 horses.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2024
Penalties were increased for buyers who fail to certify that a catalytic converter wasn’t stolen.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
The catalytic converter was stolen from a 2004 Tundra.
RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE: Payne Avenue and South Winchester Boulevard.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
So equipped, the first M5 whipped up 282 horsepower — except in the United States and Canada, where a catalytic converter and other North America-specific changes restricted output to 256 horses.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 27 Sep. 2024.
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