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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

That’s the highest such temperature in the modern record of satellite data, according to Michelle L’Heureux, El Niño team lead at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The average temperature for those three months was 24.5C,

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

“Our body works best when the internal temperature is about 98.6 degrees and our body is consistently trying to hold to that number,” Eisenman said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Even though it took Pond two hours to complete the song, Nathan did not feel his body temperature drop at all.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Warmer seas around the UK tend to keep land temperatures higher than they would otherwise normally be.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

"No matter how we try to push through, high temperatures and toxic smoke remain a severe risk to our personnel," she told local media earlier.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Farther south in San Diego County, temperatures in inland coastal valleys hovered between 105 and 110 degrees and a thunderstorm in the Pauma Valley produced 50 mph winds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Carney said the goal of the energy support is "to help Ukrainians get through the winter," a difficult period when the country endures rolling blackouts amid often frigid temperatures.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“The temperatures that we can reach with our furnaces will easily double what your blacksmiths can achieve.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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