temperature
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Polls and other research show that the American people want the nation’s leaders to turn down the political temperature.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
The team used instruments anchored to the seafloor that continuously measure pressure, temperature, density, and ocean currents.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
This was the lowest temperature recorded in May since 1997 when the same temperature was reported at Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Her lethargy worried me, so I took her temperature with a thermometer in the twin’s toolkit.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing temperature
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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