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Seeking a better solution, the researchers at Texas A&M developed a fire whirl that can burn off 95% of an oil slick, leaving much fewer particles behind than current practices.
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
In the Boston area, a train with lasers mounted in front zaps the rails to deal with leaf slurry that creates an oil slick.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The mirror’s surface turned suddenly iridescent, like an oil slick beneath a gloaming.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
These sprints force the AI to handle cold tires, oil slicks, unpredictable obstacles, and spoofed sensor readings.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026
In the Boston area, a train with lasers mounted in front zaps the rails to deal with leaf slurry that creates an oil slick.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The mirror’s surface turned suddenly iridescent, like an oil slick beneath a gloaming.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
These sprints force the AI to handle cold tires, oil slicks, unpredictable obstacles, and spoofed sensor readings.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oil slick
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“Oil slick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20slick. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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