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hot air

NOUN
empty talk
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NOUN
air that is hot
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El Chapo said he has been unable to get adequate sleep and experiences “near-constant severe sinus, ear, nose, and throat pain,” which he attributed to hot air being frequently pumped into his cell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

A ridge of high pressure drawing hot air from North Africa is wedged between two areas of low pressure, one in central Europe and the other off the coast of Portugal.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Sebastien Leas, a forecaster at France's weather service, likened it to a "vacuum cleaner, drawing in heat and masses of hot air rising from North Africa" and blasting it northward in a violent torrent.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Under the floors are chilled-water coolers to displace hot air from the high-powered computers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Dozens of fans positioned around the room serve only to blow the hot air around, so I am already sweating.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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