altitude
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They matched observations showing that cooling becomes stronger with altitude, with the greatest cooling occurring near the top of the stratosphere.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The 35-year-old had suffered from altitude sickness, reports say.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
There will be short, sharp peaks and valleys, but if you can’t stand the rises and falls in altitude, hand over those anxieties to your silent, hardworking virtual self.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
“At medium to high altitude, aircraft are going to be able to do what they want, and there’s nothing the Iranians can do about it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
For months I studied and plotted the data from the plane’s flight recorder, noting the plane’s altitude, speed, acceleration, and so on, measured during the flight.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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