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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Sharp had a history of several arrests in burglaries and thefts of catalytic converters, according to the warrant.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
April 28 Vehicle tampering, grand theft: Between March 15 and 16, someone tampered with a vehicle parked in the 18000 block of McFarland Avenue and stole a catalytic converter for a total loss valued at approximately $3,000.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
In the past several years, prosecutors have charged or prosecuted people for stealing catalytic converters from people.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Laws requiring car manufacturers to put catalytic converters into new vehicles, which reduced harmful emissions, were also taking effect.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2025
April 28 Vehicle tampering, grand theft: Between March 15 and 16, someone tampered with a vehicle parked in the 18000 block of McFarland Avenue and stole a catalytic converter for a total loss valued at approximately $3,000.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
In the past several years, prosecutors have charged or prosecuted people for stealing catalytic converters from people.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Laws requiring car manufacturers to put catalytic converters into new vehicles, which reduced harmful emissions, were also taking effect.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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