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Recent Examples of propellant
Reports of the possible presence of a chemical used to make missile propellant remain unconfirmed.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The Super Heavy, meanwhile, will use a different method for flipping around for the trip back to the launch site in a bid to save propellants.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 27 May 2025
Gilmour has tested the rocket's engines and rehearsed the countdown last year, loading propellant and getting within 10 seconds of launch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
The private security firm also linked it to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant to the port.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
The Super Heavy, meanwhile, will use a different method for flipping around for the trip back to the launch site in a bid to save propellants.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 27 May 2025
Gilmour has tested the rocket's engines and rehearsed the countdown last year, loading propellant and getting within 10 seconds of launch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
The private security firm also linked it to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant to the port.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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In southern Gaza, the 140,000 litres of fuel needed weekly to maintain water supply operations was not received last week, leading to warnings from local officials of an imminent full-scale shutdown, the UN reported on May 21.—
Sarah-Grace Mankarious,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was notified for a possible fuel leak.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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And Sankey and his athletic directors should leave in the Gulf of Mexico the especially flammable pile of kindling that Petitti has been trying to sell them.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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My outfit, which seemed drab mere moments ago, is suddenly impossibly chic, elevated to high fashion by the completely insane amount of kindling in my arms.—
Maeve Dunigan,
New Yorker,
1 May 2025
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The crypto and blockchain sectors require tech-savvy developers, compliance officers, clean energy producers, lawyers, financial analysts, and marketing professionals.—
Jeremy Cooney,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The Sacramento Bee reached out to energy experts to find out the answer: Does setting my thermostat to 78 degrees actually save me money?—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
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If the Heat doesn’t extend that qualifying offer, Mitchell would become an unrestricted free agent this offseason and Miami would lose the power to always have an opportunity match outside offers.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The power of trauma lies in its ability to diminish our sense of current safety and future stability.—
Clare Morell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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