oven
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But the purchase of a new oven landed her in hot water.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I knew the bread would be toasted in the oven, where its entire surface could become evenly crisp rather than merely acquire a few handsome skillet stripes.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
The fan acts as a convection oven, an appliance that circulates hot air in order to cook food quickly and evenly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I haven't checked whether the machines such as the oven are working," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was a tiny space, dark and hot like an oven, with a ceiling that sloped down so you couldn’t stand up straight.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
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Their roller kilns - which transport materials through every production phase inside industrial ovens - are powered by electric motors.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Working in food, my office is quite literally the kitchen: I write at a repurposed steel prep table, with my laptop on top and Dutch ovens stored below, that sits directly beside the stove.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Aura makes heating equipment that is built into bigger industrial machines, such as presses, ovens and extruders—which make everything from plastic bags and window frames to car parts and snacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
At the only public cemetery in Caracas, the two crematory ovens have been working at full capacity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I wondered how many ovens had been left on when the Morpheus spell hit; how many people had fallen asleep in the middle of cooking dinner.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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