retardant

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Recent Examples of retardant Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores of homes, cars and residential streets. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 At the Eaton fire, crews applied retardant around the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and cleared brush in high-risk areas in La Cañada, according to Cal Fire. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 The largest tankers — which can carry up to 9,400 gallons of fire retardant at a time, and have been used to fight the Southern California fires — drop from about 250 feet, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 The mill, which specializes in cut-resistant and flame retardant yarns, is about 35 miles west of Charlotte. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for retardant

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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retardant. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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