thermometer
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It was July in the Mojave Desert, and the thermometer climbed toward 110 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
If the thermometer fails to reach 20C anywhere in the UK, it will be the first day when that has happened since 11 June.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
That relationship allows researchers to use the chemical signature preserved in fossil teeth as a kind of ancient thermometer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
It’s a few minutes after 10 a.m. on a recent morning and the thermometer is closing in on 95 degrees, but Marc Papas isn’t fazed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
I do not know how high his fever has gone, because it has reached 106, and beyond that the thermometer does not show.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Even at sea, thermometers have registered record temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Europe bakes in fierce heat" is the FT Weekend's headline as it reports the continent sweltered through a fifth day of record-breaking temperatures, with thermometers topping 40C.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some new charcoal grills—traditionally the cook-anything-anywhere option—now require electricity to power internal fans and built-in thermometers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It must have been about two o’clock when I saw Tino and Victor standing in front of one of those Pepsi thermometers.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
Vocabulary lists containing thermometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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