thermometer
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The wind will also make it feel colder than the thermometer suggests, particularly around eastern coastal areas.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
"That's the basis of using the isotopes as a thermometer," Eagle said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
Clear after the blizzard, wind down, the thermometer around 15° all day.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
One worker said: "We don't seem to have enough thermometers."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
On Friday evening, Picazo said drone thermometers indicated the tank was at 61 degrees, and the goal was to get the tank down to 50 degrees, which would be its “happy place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Mrs. Tally had taken two jars and put thermometers in each, then covered one with aluminum foil and left the other open.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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