thermostat
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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
In the winter, Elaine rarely turns the heating on, and when she does she keeps the thermostat at a low 13C.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani asked the city to dim the lights and keep the thermostat at 78 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
He also noted that security on devices like thermostats or home cameras "has historically been very weak."
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
Experts say millions of households have turned down radiators and thermostats, taken shorter showers, blocked draughts and found ways to keep the heating off in certain rooms to lower bills.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
Should we set our thermostats lower in winter and wear sweaters indoors?
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 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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