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refrigerator

[ri-frij-uh-ray-ter] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər /


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Google’s prototype satellite is about the size of a refrigerator, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Elsewhere, the home offers a media room, a private study, and a custom wine wall complete with its own refrigerator.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Listen to your body” is lovely advice until you are neurodivergent, burned out, staring into the refrigerator at 8:17 p.m. or otherwise unable to locate your body’s supposedly innate wisdom about dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Villasmil's refrigerator has broken twice due to power surges, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Instead of a closet, there was a large cardboard box that had once held a refrigerator and would now hold the three children’s clothes, all piled in a heap.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

The units contained amenities including air conditioners, big-screen televisions, refrigerators, sofas and dining areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Reconsider your “smart” home: Cameras are becoming more and more common in home appliances, including in smart ovens, refrigerators, doorbells, and toothbrushes—even as people decry surveillance measures in public.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Plug-in solar panels that can power refrigerators and other household appliances are getting more common.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Ervebo vaccine needs to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, however the new Bundibugyo jab is hoped to last for months in normal refrigerators, making it cheaper and easier to deploy to remote areas.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

She darted around obstacles—broken furniture left for the trash heaps or for scavengers, stoves and refrigerators that were past repair, peddlers sitting on the pavement with their wares spread out around them.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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