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degrees

NOUN
cardinal points
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Every few years, the EIA would go over scenarios of oil jolts with varying degrees of severity in order to train the delegates on how to deal with their country’s strategic reserves, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In a statement, Surya Kant said his comments referred to people who use fake degrees to enter professions like law and media, not young people overall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Temperatures had just hit 32.7 degrees, a potential problem for those with respiratory conditions, for elderly folk and - we feared - for Scottish footballers and for those sweaty foot soldiers following them.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

But the next World Cup, to be held in 2030, will be played mostly in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, where June and July temperatures frequently top 95 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Penelope felt as if the temperature had dropped twenty degrees.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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