thermometer
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Rare is the suburban grill chef who doesn’t keep an instant-read thermometer in his apron pocket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
By Wednesday, the thermometer could hit 105 degrees in Lancaster, 103 in Canoga Park, 98 in Santa Clarita, 95 in Covina, 89 in downtown L.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inside, the temperature is 23C while outside the thermometer read 30C on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The hottest areas of the UK - namely southern England and parts of Wales - will see the thermometer rise to 38 or 39C, and this becomes particularly uncomfortable when you factor in the humidity.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He had another pair which had a real thermometer in one and a real compass in the other.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
Even at sea, thermometers have registered record temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Europe bakes in fierce heat" is the FT Weekend's headline as it reports the continent sweltered through a fifth day of record-breaking temperatures, with thermometers topping 40C.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
It must have been about two o’clock when I saw Tino and Victor standing in front of one of those Pepsi thermometers.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Vocabulary lists containing thermometer
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