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[dih-gree] / dɪˈgri /




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With his impeccable suit, his studious-looking glasses and his law degree, Alexander Kolodin might appear an ideal candidate to become secretary of state for the US state of Arizona with responsibility for managing elections.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

There are also lingering concerns that Google may struggle to monetize its own large-language model Gemini and AI search tools to the degree it has traditional search.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Multiple vehicles from several automakers offer some degree of driver assistance, with Tesla firmly ahead of the pack with its autonomous software capabilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

To build his miniature cosmos, Barontini used a cloud of approximately 24,000 atoms cooled to just a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

When I arrived at Langley later that morning, I discovered that since I had a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, I would be hired as a mathematician.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

A Learjet pilot called air-traffic control for clearance to fly higher Sunday at about 12:50 p.m. local time as a storm was generating ice and turbulence at an air temperature of negative 52.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

One of the IVA branches located in Sjöbo, southern Sweden, wrote on social media: "Our refrigerators and freezers have been hacked overnight and they have set the temperature to 50 degrees."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ocean temperatures above 68 degrees are ideal for olive ridley hatchlings, a spokesperson for the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

After about 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with a stir halfway through, the cabbage had softened into silky folds, with a little browning at the edges.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

I hurry over, and the sensor beeps as I reset it to thirty degrees.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera


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