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[hot] / hɒt /






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But as they began house hunting in April they quickly realized that, in spite of elevated listing prices and mortgage rates, the Peabody market was exceptionally hot.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

The hot weather will intensify and be more widespread on Wednesday.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Drainages are natural low-lying areas of land that can gather hot air and smoke and then generate intense drafts that drive a fire uphill with dangerous speeds.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Spanning 3,180 square feet, the home is akin to a resort-level wellness retreat, offering a large cedar hot tub, a cold plunge, and a dry sauna.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

I can still feel my cheeks grow hot from the embarrassment of having the judge walk past me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Fires are part of the natural cycle of Canada's vast boreal forest, but experts say climate change - particularly hotter and dryer weather - has made them more intense and frequent in the last decade.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

In other words, the economy may be running hotter than expected without generating the wage pressures that would normally force the Fed to slam on the brakes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

And what can be done to protect them in a hotter, drier future?

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

From the start, Lore said he was always focused on creating a platform that would deliver food faster, hotter and more accurately.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It’s getting hotter by the minute, although thick clouds have blocked the sun.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Following are the three hottest ZIP codes in each state in America:

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, dramatically marking an already scorching summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, western Europe experienced its hottest June and July on record, with prolonged hot and dry conditions fuelling extreme wildfires across the region.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

That was 3.3F above the 20th-century average and breaks the previous record for the hottest month, July 1936, which was 76.8F.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Sweat skated down her forehead like it was the hottest summer day in New Orleans.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

It had a lot of money behind it and, as the battle for No 1 hotted up, I started getting hate mail from Oasis fans and Jacko fans.

From The Guardian Dec. 14, 2018

As debate hotted up, one Twitter user provided a sympathetic look at life from the view of an empty seat with @OlympicSeat, whose profile reads: "I feel nothing but emptiness."

From Reuters Aug. 12, 2012

Strong colors from cobalt blue to mixes of fuchsia and orange hotted up the show.

From New York Times Jun. 21, 2011

Capital immediately rejected the idea and said it would press on, and today the war of words hotted up.

From The Guardian Dec. 8, 2010

"If I sit down," Millie offered, "I feel I shall never get up again and the irons are hotted and what I think is a shame to waste gas like this the price it is."

From My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People by Evans, Caradoc

After wins for Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest over the bank holiday weekend, the quest for safety is hotting up.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Behind the top three, the battle for a place in next season's Champions League is hotting up as Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United all secured important wins.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

Trends in single-family homes are more of what we’ve been seeing for the past months: Markets in outlying counties keep hotting up as King County keeps slowing down.

From Seattle Times Aug. 5, 2019

With the big night just three days away, speculation is hotting up as to who will win.

From BBC May 12, 2016

“Well, things are hotting up. You must have noticed.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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