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
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
On Thursday, Chicago utility company ComEd said its power grid was under "critical strain," and urged residents to "raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Or, use a smart thermostat: A programmable or smart thermostat automates the heavy lifting, raising temperatures when you’re at work and dropping them right before you walk through the door.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
The thermostat had failed, and the heat would not go off.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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
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
The thermally active carbon made from the shells has actuated laboratory thermostats for me for several years.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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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