heat
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"We've never seen in recent history a return movement on this scale," he underlines, standing in the baking heat in the tented village close to the border.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Inside the barren transit tent, which provides little escape from scorching 41C heat, Zarina sits alongside an anxious huddle of women and their children.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Additionally, the heat dome in the region has been moving away eastward, allowing for the moisture to build up in the atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
In Germany, the eurozone’s largest economy, several months of dry weather and extreme heat have placed additional pressure on prices over the summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
It was hot enough to scald my tongue, but the heat of the cup warmed my hands as I stole a look at the drawing on the box.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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Himalayan glaciers, which provide critical water to nearly two billion people, are melting faster as the planet heats, exposing communities to unpredictable, costly disasters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Olympic champion Hodgkinson, winner of the past two European titles, controlled her heat throughout to win in one minute 57.28 seconds - the fastest time across the four heats on Tuesday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The heats of that will start a little more than 90 minutes after the replayed final.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
While I’m eating the biscuit Miss Larsen heats water on the stove for tea and cuts an apple into slices, arranging them on a chipped china plate from the shelf.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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The mixture is heated to 158 degrees Fahrenheit for three hours.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
"We used heated blankets and warmed air to keep her body temperature stable throughout the operation, and after 90 minutes of surgery, she recovered remarkably quickly," said Ashpole.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“There was no list,” Sheinbaum told reporters Tuesday during a heated exchange at her regular morning news conference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
“With a rose garden in the front, pergola in the back, and heated pool off the side of the home there is a perfect outdoor space for any time of day,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
It had a huge moon roof, heated and massaging seats, and plenty of room for Freebie, and it cost a mere $350 per day, plus insurance.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Serious bottlenecks have shifted to the refining stages, with the margins that oil refiners demand for producing fuels like gasoline, heating oil and diesel climbing to records in recent weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Data centers, often massive, require equipment for heating and cooling, ventilation, and water supply.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ukrainians have managed to defend, repair or replace enough of their heating and electricity supply to keep their cities going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Government tests found sample systems could operate with no unacceptable heating or unsafe energy flows.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And, of course, in many practical ways, the Romans were much more advanced than the Elizabethans—better roads, central heating, proper baths.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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