extremes

Example Sentences

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The discovery stands out because giant planets are usually found at temperature extremes.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

El Nino -- a natural climate cycle phase -- influences global weather and increases the likelihood of drought, heavy rainfall and other climate extremes.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Such extremes can also spur desperate pocket gophers and antelope squirrels to strip off their outer layer of bark for sustenance, which can be fatal to the trees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

As a result, valuation multiples like forward price-to-earnings ratio have yet to reach the extremes of the dot-com era.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

By now she was reverting to mean, mad Miss Katastrophe and our minds were at polar extremes.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd