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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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"We have a big advantage over other teams because this atmosphere we can create is special," said Iraola.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The youth-led protests earlier in the day took place in a mostly peaceful and festive atmosphere, with some dressed in outfits ranging from dinosaurs to Batman as the demonstrations coincided with Halloween.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Volcanic eruptions can have the opposite effect when particles released into the atmosphere reflect sunlight back into space.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the past, that secretive atmosphere has prevented information about other infectious outbreaks from becoming public, including an anthrax outbreak in 2016 in the Siberian province of Yamal that officials said killed two people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Jefferson had used the phrase “the Terrorism of the day” to describe the supercharged atmosphere of the late 1790s.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Understanding how oxygen moves between the interiors and atmospheres of rocky planets may help researchers investigate the conditions that allow potentially habitable environments to develop and persist over billions of years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Successfully applying transmission strings to WASP-17b demonstrates that the technique could be used to study the atmospheres of many other exoplanets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Until recently, much of what astronomers could determine about these distant atmospheres came from measurements averaged across large regions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

For scientists searching for life beyond Earth, rocky planets with atmospheres are among the most promising places to investigate.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

So it took five minutes to add 0.2 atmospheres to 1 cubic meter.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Eric Ambler led a school during the United Front period of the '30s with wonderfully atmosphered thrillers in which the heroes, or their allies, were Soviet security men.

From Time Magazine Archive

Or rather, it left its ghosts behind it, ever shifting forms and shadows, each atmosphered in its own ethereal mood.

From Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald

It had atmosphered itself with rich perfume, and something far richer, for three thousand miles.

From Among the Forces by Henry White Warren

Not after all the other new Earths, freezing cold or methane atmosphered or at best completely waterless.

From The First Day of Spring by Mari Wolf


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