thermostat
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She also bumped her thermostat up to 75, from 70, and plans to use fans more often as the weather warms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Perhaps you can reach a compromise on the thermostat.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
It is often called a silent killer because most heat deaths occur gradually as high temperatures and other environmental factors work together to undermine the body's internal thermostat.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
If weight drops below this "set point", hunger rises and metabolism slows, just as a thermostat turns up the heat when it's too cold, according to that theory.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
The thermostat had failed, and the heat would not go off.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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