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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

With the temperature around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, an NGC2 smartphone issued to a Wall Street Journal reporter who attended the drills overheated, rendering it unusable until it cooled down.

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

The inside temperature rose to well over one hundred degrees, with 90 percent humidity.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Elsewhere around the county, traces of centuries-old gardens were found in Bishop's Palace in Wells, while relics of old structures were uncovered at Glastonbury Abbey due to the record-breaking summer temperatures.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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 2023 study led by Banerjee showed that RNA has a natural tendency to organize into liquid-like droplets at high temperatures.

From Science Daily ● 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

He was a towering hulk of an animal and had a thick coat of fur, but even he was struggling with the frigid temperatures.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown




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