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atmosphere

[at-muhs-feer] / ˈæt məsˌfɪər /
NOUN
gases around the earth
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The team says the findings may help advance efforts to artificially accelerate methane removal from the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

That discovery immediately caught their attention because formaldehyde is produced when methane breaks down in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Wardley, in his first appearance since being upgraded to world champion, soaked in the atmosphere with a leisurely entrance.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

John Tomasi, president of Heterodox Academy, which advocates for viewpoint diversity on campus, suggested the curdled atmosphere at some schools reflects a failure to teach students to tolerate different views.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Now Brahe set about proving that the impossible had in fact occurred by showing, using elementary trigonometry, that the new star could not be in the upper atmosphere but must be in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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