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hot

[hot] / hɒt /






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Air conditioning has long been a necessity in L.A.-area hot spots such as the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys as well as part of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Stewart came from humble origins, however: He was born on July 13, 1940, in a West Yorkshire industrial town, and raised in a house lacking an indoor toilet or running hot water.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Over the nine-week period, 'root-to-tip' dishes made up a third of total daily hot menu sales at the university.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Treasury yields fell after both the Fed and the ECB kept interest rates unchanged, while U.S. indicators showed growth and inflation still hot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Russell guttered into mind and my face grew hot.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

US consumer inflation came in hotter than expected in September, clocking in at 3.7 percent, edging back towards a three-year high established in May.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

One possibility is a thick layer of carbon dioxide, resembling the atmosphere of Venus but under much hotter conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

And sea surface temperatures are intensely hotter than normal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Indonesia, which typically trends drier and hotter in El Niño years, is battling its worst wildfire season since 2015.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Then, as the flames burned higher and hotter, he threw a blanket around his head and went back into the house—for Rowan, in the attic.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

Who would have believed that the boring healthcare industry would be the hottest stock sector of 2026?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

Summer 2026 was the UK's hottest on record, according to the Met Office.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Cooler stars appear orange, stars like our Sun look white, and the hottest stars shine pale blue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

LaGrange said some of the hottest topics are immigration, Flock cameras and artificial intelligence.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The day was the hottest of all and the sea shimmered with red fight.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

As debate hotted up, one Twitter user provided a sympathetic look at life from the view of an empty seat with @OlympicSeat, whose profile reads: "I feel nothing but emptiness."

From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2012

Strong colors from cobalt blue to mixes of fuchsia and orange hotted up the show.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2011

Capital immediately rejected the idea and said it would press on, and today the war of words hotted up.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2010

The race really hotted up on the penultimate lap when Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus burst into flames.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2010

"Will you have cold pork for your supper," asked the hard-faced maid, as she cleared the table, "or will you have it hotted up?"

From The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki

Behind the top three, the battle for a place in next season's Champions League is hotting up as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all secured important wins.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

West Brom travel to the capital to face QPR with the race to the Championship play-offs hotting up.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

In New York, another Drum Cafe session is hotting up.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2022

Trends in single-family homes are more of what we’ve been seeing for the past months: Markets in outlying counties keep hotting up as King County keeps slowing down.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2019

I thought things were hotting up a bit there.' i'm very sorry, sir.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro


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