combustion
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“This effectively closes the gap with ICE vehicles,” Bernstein analysts wrote in a note, referring to cars equipped with internal combustion engines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In hot weather air molecules are further apart, which can cause the aircraft's combustion engines to achieve less thrust for take-off and there are fewer air molecules to lift the aircraft.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Many fire officials and safety advocates have essentially argued anything that can burn, will burn and have supported removing virtually anything capable of combustion from this zone within 5 feet of houses, dubbed “Zone Zero.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
The other big perk: There’s no combustion engine to stop and then start back up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
As SJ’s stout fingers zip across the controls, a soft blue light envelops you; there’s no roar of fuel combustion or electrical hum.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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