thermometer
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Inside, the temperature is 23C while outside the thermometer read 30C on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This instant-read thermometer deserves a place in your kitchen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Each one includes window insulation, draught-proofing, a room thermometer, a water-saving device and a dehumidifier as well as a cost-cutting advice booklet.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
There was light falling on the thermometer even though it was invisible to our eyes.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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
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
Telescopes and thermometers do not change the world around them as saws and hammers do, but they change our awareness of the world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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