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temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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Key signs can be "checking" behaviours, such as frequently examining your body, taking your temperature, blood pressure or researching symptoms online.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

An outdoor thermometer clocks a temperature of 100 degrees as the sounds of Y2K-era reggaeton reverberate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The cave's water temperature stays close to 20°C, providing a relatively stable environment for the tiny mollusks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The truck's air conditioning malfunctioned, and the temperature inside soared as it drove north to San Antonio, Texas.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Forty, fifty, even sixty below zero—actual temperature, not windchill—seems to change everything.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Researchers warn that rising temperatures could add to the pressure on wild pollinators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

But environmental groups link its initial appearance in the canal to warming seas, saying rising temperatures are pushing warm-water fish northwards, with subtropical sharks following in pursuit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Garner-Gatley said she had started going to bed earlier to keep warm while watching television and had recently begun using a hot water bottle and bed socks as evening temperatures dropped.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Along the way, it experienced unusually high temperatures at shallower depths before entering conditions associated with a relatively cooler type of subduction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

A phenotype, in contrast, refers to an organism’s physical or biological attributes and characteristics—the color of an eye, the shape of a wing, or resistance to hot or cold temperatures.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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