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Recent Examples of flueBut Chaplin lets in enough fresh air to make the reader care about things like flue innovations and the proliferation of affordable thermometers.—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025 The Groton Emergency Dispatch Center received a 911 call around 1:43 a.m. from resident of a townhouse on Driftwood Circle reporting a fire in the furnace and flue exhaust area of the residence, according to Capt. Gregory J. McCarthy of the Groton Police Department.—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025 This debris can block the flue and pose a fire risk.—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025 Wood-burning fireplaces create significantly more creosote, which can build up in the flue, than gas fireplaces.—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flue
The smoke rose from the chimney of the iconic Sistine Chapel, watched by faithful in a packed St. Peter's Square.
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Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
The moment carried special meaning for Catholics in the Bay Area and across the United States, as white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling an announcement that quickly spread across the globe.
Wildfire smoke is starting to erode the world’s progress in cleaning up pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, as climate change supercharges fires, scientists have said.
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Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Some are emitted directly from a source, such as construction sites, unpaved roads, fields, smokestacks or fires.
The decision comes after the property’s water infrastructure was found to be severely deteriorated, causing frequent pipe ruptures and unreliable water service.
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Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
Pet raccoon caught with meth pipe in its mouth
Police in Ohio made a rather unusual discovery during a traffic stop.
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