microwave
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It cited a statement in a Scalia opinion to the effect that a 19th-century statute prohibiting the theft of goods would apply to the theft of microwave ovens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
One of the most powerful tools comes from the cosmic microwave background, or CMB.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
In one silent detail, Winter puts his laptop in the microwave, planning to destroy his cravings before he types the wrong thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Another asked Wynn to microwave her daughter’s lunch every day because she wouldn’t eat cold food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
We’d come up with our own adventures, like riding our bikes around our neighborhood or making s’mores using the microwave.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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The frequency is similar to that of microwaves.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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
The action in Iran has also underscored that drones are delivering a new economics of warfare, which demands cheap cruise missiles, high-power microwaves for drone defense, reusable interceptors on ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Some of the carriages contain charging stations, as well as microwaves and access to satellite internet, according to the Ukrainian government.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
At roughly the same time as Penzias and Wilson were investigating noise in their detector, two American physicists at nearby Princeton University, Bob Dicke and Jim Peebles, were also taking an interest in microwaves.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Inside an Omaha test kitchen, executives at Conagra recently huddled over plastic trays of microwaved eggs, potatoes and sausage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
A home carer unintentionally fed an elderly woman microwaved dog food, an investigation has found.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
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
Despite the fact that I started cooking the roasted ones before the microwaved version, the latter were not only done first, they were nicely cool before the roasted ones were ready.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
My head felt like it had been microwaved in aluminum foil I opened my eyes and saw a large shadowy figure looming over me.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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“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
Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot was taken to hospital after an egg he was microwaving exploded in his face.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
The stereotypical bachelor computer programmer also enjoys having free restaurants to eat at, rather than sadly microwaving a burrito at home for dinner.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
The punishing heat wave microwaving Southern California is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region for the next few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 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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