Example Sentences

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Nilton Tubino, appointed by Lula's government to lead operations to protect Indigenous territories, told AFP that a "new gold rush" was fueling illegal mining across the Amazon.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I assumed nostalgia was fueling the desire to give these Golden Age musicals a makeover.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In the aftermath of 9/11, the process was fueling a kind of perpetual emotion machine without an off switch.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths has warned that the war was fueling "a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions" in Sudan and that several diseases, including malaria, measles, and dengue fever, were on the rise.

From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023

Hot weather and bone dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in decades was fueling the blaze and challenging fire crews, said Daniel Patterson, a spokesman for the Sierra National Forest.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2022