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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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Investigators will rely on data from the aircraft’s black boxes to account for other relevant factors, including wind speed and outside temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

"If we eventually want to use it in a memory device, it needs to work at room temperature," said Gao, who is now a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

As this wave makes it way over the Pacific, it suppresses the cold water that usually comes up from the deep ocean, making the surface temperature higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

That is still far below room temperature, but it is relatively high compared with similar quantum materials and makes the result especially promising for future applications.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Neel liked hearing his mother make music again—she had been sick for so long, her temperature raging until she hardly recognized them.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Together, those differences make it easier for RNA molecules to approach one another and assemble as temperatures rise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

With a severe El Nino forecast to send temperatures soaring over summer, scientists hope the rebound is not short lived.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

A strong high-pressure system will set up over the eastern Pacific and West Coast starting Friday and will increase through Sunday, sending temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal, the weather service said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The medical staff recommended breathwork and stretching sessions, along with contrast therapy, alternating between freezing-cold temperatures and heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She would have welcomed sundown for the cooler temperatures, except it was also their deadline.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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