balmy
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In lower-income importing countries, it manifests as shortages: Bangladesh has limited air conditioning to a balmy 77 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
As McKenzie speaks about his job, it is a stunning Antarctic summer's day, a balmy -15C.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
In January, when they typically would have been in balmy Palm Springs, the weather back home was dreadful, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
She could hear the gentle lull of her father’s voice and that of John Churchmouse, blending with the hum of nocturnal insects from the meadow and hedges on this balmy summer night.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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