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temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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Meanwhile, rising bond yields were helping to turn up the temperature on a market that is starting to look overextended based on historical trends, according to an analysis from Ned Davis Research.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

A person’s body is working to maintain 98.6 degrees and if it gets hotter and more humid outside, the body has to work harder to maintain that stable temperature, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The “feels like” temperature could be “as high as 110 degrees,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"It's not as straightforward as 'high temperature equals collapse,'" Kristen Cook, a geomorphologist at the Grenoble Alpes University in France, told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

She was still feverish, and her temperature was climbing.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The series of extreme heatwaves since late spring resulted in marine heatwaves, where sea surface temperatures have risen up to 5C above normal.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

An already warming climate, paired with unusually high sea temperatures around the UK, will also contribute to above-average temperatures.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Still, temperatures everywhere are significantly above average, the Weather Service said, so “many locations will keep the very high heat risk going for one more day.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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