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The mattress tag may not, however, show what fire retardant chemicals are being used in the mattress instead.
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
That’s because the tankers will have to fly to a Riverside County air base to get more retardant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Small aircraft from Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control dropped retardant from the sky Friday while ground crews tried to contain the burn.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Perimeter Solutions — The fire retardant maker surged about 10% on the back of a UBS upgrade to buy from neutral .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2025
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Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
That’s because the tankers will have to fly to a Riverside County air base to get more retardant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Small aircraft from Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control dropped retardant from the sky Friday while ground crews tried to contain the burn.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Perimeter Solutions — The fire retardant maker surged about 10% on the back of a UBS upgrade to buy from neutral .
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Mar. 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 15 Sep. 2025.
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