temperate
Example Sentences
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Geological and fossil evidence shows that the area was once covered in temperate forest, very different from today's cold, dry permafrost landscape.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
"Expanding and strengthening a rare temperate rainforest isn't a one-off intervention, it requires steady, long-term effort."
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Vigils and protests erupted, with demonstrators standing on snowbanks throughout an unusually temperate January day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
They liked the area’s temperate climate and, obviously, the cost of living, and they were required to pay into the national insurance program for healthcare.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025
Claire says she likes the temperate climate—that she will never go back to the icy winters again.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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