thermometer
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If the thermometer fails to reach 20C anywhere in the UK, it will be the first time that has happened since 11 June.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Now we have empirical evidence using this geologic thermometer," Chiarenza said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
By Wednesday, the thermometer could hit 105 degrees in Lancaster, 103 in Canoga Park, 98 in Santa Clarita, 95 in Covina, 89 in downtown L.A.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The number on the thermometer isn’t the only thing to worry about this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The thermometer by Miss Celia’s kitchen window sinks down from seventy-nine to sixty to fifty-five in less than an hour.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Even at sea, thermometers have registered record temperatures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Since 1999, his role involves opening what is known as the Stevenson screen which holds sensitive thermometers, before noting down his readings for the day into the handwritten ledger.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
It must have been about two o’clock when I saw Tino and Victor standing in front of one of those Pepsi thermometers.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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