microwave
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"It sounded like cracking, like popcorn in the microwave... crunching," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Right, this is what Tina Fey’s pilot of “30 Rock” was based on: The vice president of television and microwave oven programming.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
After his career prospered, he bought his wife a fur coat one Christmas and, to make the gift more of a surprise, wrapped it in a microwave box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
High-power microwave systems are generally less vulnerable to rain, fog or smoke than lasers, but still depend on line of sight, range, beam control and the surrounding electromagnetic environment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Signaling the end, the microwave timer beeped three times.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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But economists warn that higher tariffs can make everyday goods, like coffee and microwaves, more expensive.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
There are other options for space solar, with solar panels in space beaming microwaves External link to a receiver.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Because microwaves generate heat throughout the food, they promote vapor formation and help maintain internal pressure that keeps oil from being absorbed as easily.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
Either electrical current from divertors or from microwaves ionizes the gas, igniting an electrically charged plasma ring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Emma microwaves the pasta while I arrange veggies on paper plates.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
On New Year’s Eve, Amanda and I celebrated with nobody else, but watched the live feed from Times Square, while eating microwaved burritos in bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
"So we went and took snow from the backyard and microwaved it and it's clear - is this bad? Am I not supposed to eat snow?"
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
The power of showing a Black love story from start to finish — despite the microwaved timeline — cannot be understated.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
When it began to get dark, Coraline microwaved herself a frozen pizza.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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"He had tried to survive by microwaving frozen chicken nuggets and chips."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
“You’re going to hear Make America Healthy Again moms talking about it, while also environmental activists talking about it—and I guarantee your relatives are increasingly worried about microwaving their plastic,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
The anonymous author of the statement could not resist adding, “The U.S. Embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way — by microwaving it.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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