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Recent Examples of chimney stack
Hedwig, blinkered by the bounty of her domestic environs, seemingly ignores the infernal light and smoke from nearby chimney stacks, and otherwise blocks out the machinery of mass death: the barking of guard dogs, the rumbling of crematoria, the crack of pistols, the screams of prisoners.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chimney stack
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Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Only a fireplace and chimney could be distinguished from a sea of ashes — one of thousands of structures that have burned in the last two days as fires rage across the Los Angeles area.Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Firs, pines, and spruces have a high sap content that can damage your chimney flue and produce a lot of creosote on your chimney walls.Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Worn or poorly adjusted and maintained combustion devices (e.g., boilers, furnaces) can be significant sources, or if the flue is improperly sized, blocked, disconnected, or is leaking.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 June 2024
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Satellite images currently might confuse clouds or a smokestack for fires, Van Arsdale said.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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There’s another deck dedicated to al fresco dining and, perhaps the penthouse’s most unique feature, a third rooftop deck that sits in the up-close shadow of two of the building’s four original smokestacks, which give the power station its iconic silhouette, with 360-degree city views.Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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Pay attention to where the kitchen and bathrooms are, too—water supply and waste pipes for the second floor are often found in walls on the first floor, below sinks, tubs, or showers.Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 25 May 2023
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Cathcart is referring to the plumbing that the vanity's sink and faucet connect to—the water lines and waste pipe connect to the underside of the sink via the bendy P-trap pipe.Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
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In California, water systems were required to develop their inventories on the public side of the service line from the water main under the street to the meter by 2018, and submit a plan for replacement of all lead pipes and fittings by 2020.Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Deputies worked together to lift the metal grate off a storm drain before freeing the dog, who had become trapped in a pipe.Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The creamy formula comes in a twist-up tube for easy application on the go.Angela Lei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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An e-cigarette was found inside a Colgate toothpaste tube at Chicago Midway International Airport.Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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In recent years, many researchers have been focused on DCIS: ductal carcinoma in situ, the earliest stage of cancer that in most cases remains in the milk ducts and does not invade other tissues.Alice Park, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Clean Out Air Vents And Ducts Our home’s ventilation is only as good as the air vents and ducts are clean.Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rather, art is often a conduit for or a trace of the collective generosity, solidarity, and compassion that provide those in need with care, respite, and dignity.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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The country has notably become an important source of natural gas for Europe, while also serving as a key conduit for Russian oil exports.David Brennan, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Chimney stack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chimney%20stack. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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