as in energy
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
David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
The agreement, which would see Antioch pay up to $200 per man-hour to the assisting agency, also covers vehicle maintenance and fuel costs during the operations.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 17 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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Meanwhile, Ukraine has stepped up its drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, with attack craft hitting another fuel storage depot in the town of Lyudinovo, Kaluga Region.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
The agreement, which would see Antioch pay up to $200 per man-hour to the assisting agency, also covers vehicle maintenance and fuel costs during the operations.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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He is praised for his energy and leadership savvy and coached San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy for four years at Iowa State.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Then factor in your activity level (from sedentary to very active) to estimate your total daily energy expenditure (TDEE)—the calories needed to maintain your current weight.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Credit card debt, which powers much retail spending, reached $1.2 trillion, up 8.1% over previous year.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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For decades, cosmologists assumed that this expansion was powered by a new entity in the universe, known as the inflaton.Paul Sutter, Space.com, 19 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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Both coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas were both fired during the season and Jeff Ulbrich finished 3-9 after becoming interim coach on Oct. 8.Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Caldwell was fired from his job as a project manager at BCT Partners after a video of his insults went viral.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Toronto Maple Leafs’ 4-3 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils was a game that at times felt and looked slow but had an energizing conclusion.Omar White, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Although Ford eventually triumphed narrowly, Reagan demonstrated the political potential of using U.S. control of the canal to signal support for American hegemony in a way that energized and united different factions on the right.Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Low housing affordability pushed several previously top-performing cities, including Dallas, out of the top 10.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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When the pendulum swung during the Progressive Era, reformers pushed the government to impose new rules that gave workers a better quality of life and a fairer chance at upward mobility.Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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