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heat

[heet] / hit /




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The NFL has protocols in place for concussions, emergency preparedness and extreme heat, for games in the US and overseas.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ceramic tiles closer to the front are darker, stained with the unreal heat of piercing the atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Over its first 20 years in the atmosphere, methane traps heat from solar radiation about 80 times as effectively as carbon dioxide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

A molecule of methane traps far more heat than carbon dioxide, but persists in the atmosphere for only seven to 12 years, whereas carbon dioxide can last for hundreds of years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

Jason Nez exhaustedly watched the wet ground blue corn mixture heat to a boil on the stove.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

As competition in the chip space heats up and design timelines compress, companies will need to supplement their design capacity with AI agents, resulting in greater usage of Cadence’s platform, Celino said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Very quickly in the morning, as temperatures have risen inland as the sun heats the ground, a sea breeze has formed with winds coming from the sea into Durban," said BBC weather presenter Chris Fawkes.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

The climate pattern also contributes to rising sea levels, since water expands as it heats up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

When the economy or inflation heats up, Treasury yields rise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Finally it became clear that there was a leak in the boiler that heats the water to power the engine.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Blanche exclaimed during a heated appearance on “State of the Union.”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Monday's episode, which showed a heated exchange between the pair, generated 7,138 complaints, according to broadcast watchdog Ofcom.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Together with the mostly rural Americans who use propane, more than half of U.S. households are heated with fuels that are expected to cost less than last winter, the EIA said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“So are my buddies, though. It’s a good time. We sometimes get a little heated, but it’s good though. It’s all in fun. So, yeah, Lakers fans should know that I’m competitive. Very competitive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

No one was very hungry for the dinner he heated for us, but he said we should try to eat since it was dinnertime.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

Rendall & Rittner said discussions with the freeholder and energy supplier were "continuing urgently", but it could not currently confirm when heating and hot water would be restored.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the second-largest cause of global warming behind carbon dioxide -- responsible for about a third, or 0.5C, of total planetary heating since the pre-industrial era.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The dueling campaigns over a Pasadena ballot measure that would levy a special tax on property owners for fire department funding are heating up in the run-up to the Nov. 3 election.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

While older industries such as furniture making are shrinking, knowledge-intensive industries like aerospace, computers, electrical equipment and heating and cooling systems have been adding workers this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

I set the yearbook down on my desk, the sun heating my back as I flip through to the page she signed.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day


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