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ventilate

[ven-tl-eyt] / ˈvɛn tlˌeɪt /


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"They are asking estate agents very practical questions about temperatures during the last heatwave, whether it is possible to ventilate the home at night, and whether people sleep well in the bedrooms," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

“It’s self-reinforcing: you ventilate at night, then shield from the sun by day, and it works well,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The system could eventually help ventilate greenhouses and other buildings without relying on fuel.

From Science Daily Feb. 27, 2026

You want to validate their experiences, and you want them to ventilate about what they went through.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2023

After a couple of years, the Captain raised Dad to section foreman, taught him how to lead men and operate and ventilate a mine, and instilled in him a vision of the town.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

As we followed a trail through waist-high grass, the sun was hot and a ridge blocked the breeze, the steady trade wind that reliably ventilates the Caribbean.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2015

The mastoid portion of the temporal bone, which can be felt as a bump in the skull behind the pinna, also contains air, which ventilates through the middle ear.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

Like a healer, he helps us to come to terms with the miseries he ventilates on our behalf.

From The Guardian Jul. 17, 2010

And when their various pathologies grow suffocating, the director of photography, Michael Hardwick, ventilates the movie with pure Alaskan light and scrubbed, cerulean skies.

From New York Times Mar. 26, 2010

It ventilates the atmosphere, and prevents the "golden-fretted vault" from becoming "a foul congregation of vapours."

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson

Keep them ventilated during the day and, where possible, close internal doors between the conservatory and the rest of the house.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Durga Devi finds no relief after a day working in New Delhi's sweltering summer, because her poorly ventilated home radiates trapped heat, leaving her bedroom as hot as 45 degrees at night.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Three indoor privies were lighted by skylights and ingeniously ventilated by a 150-foot-long lateral tunnel that drew in air and discharged it through adjoining chimneys, providing a continuous draft.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Toxic gas is believed to have built up underground in poorly ventilated tunnels, causing the workers to collapse just before the end of their night shift.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

The extreme heat in my poorly ventilated room woke me in the middle of the night.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Fortunately, we can reduce that risk by ventilating buildings and filtering the air we breathe.

From Scientific American Dec. 20, 2022

These include “changing guidelines on ventilating patients, the use of high dose steroids in hospitalized patients, and identifying previously unknown or overlooked safety issues with some novel antiviral therapies,” Kheriaty declared.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 17, 2022

But Mr Gallagher said if there is evidence a tenant is not ventilating the home correctly, then the landlord may not be responsible.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2022

Castex made basic recommendations for New Year’s Eve, including avoiding big parties and dinners, wearing a mask, ventilating the room and getting a COVID-19 test — all “common-sense actions,” he said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2021

“Mister,” he said, “you don’t need no ventilating holes in that there door.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater




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