thermostat
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The thermostat in the room had been set to 81 degrees to make it even more unpleasant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Staff and pupils have also been advised to "wear more clothes" rather than turn the heating thermostat up if it is cold.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
During the World Cup, I was able to upgrade the AC unit, added a smart thermostat and invested in landscaping, which we want to do more of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe," the company urged, while calling on residents to delay using laundry, dishwashers and electric vehicle chargers until after 8:00 pm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The day after that Nick turned the classroom thermostat up to about ninety degrees with a little screwdriver he had brought from home.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
A major build-out of renewables has lowered gas burned for power generation; factories have either closed or become more gas-efficient; and households have turned down their thermostats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Some wireless thermostats are connected to the internet and can be turned on remotely.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
“Closing vents or cranking thermostats too quickly to cool or heat your home only uses more energy and creates an imbalance.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
Tools, bells, batteries, unusual circuits, burglar alarms, annunciator systems, thermostats, circuit breakers, time alarms, and other apparatus used in bell circuits are described from the standpoints of their application, construction and repair.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
Soon some 450 great paintings were racked on pipeline scaffolds set up in the huge, thermostated hall where Financier Stotesbury once gave concerts for 1,000 guests.
From Time Magazine Archive
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