Mercury

Example Sentences

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Adding to the pain, a spike in fuel prices from the Iran war has sent costs for air conditioning and back-up generators shooting up alongside the mercury.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The results, he claimed, revealed elevated levels of heavy metals, such as mercury, in 16 of the products tested.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

At Bob Hope Airport in Burbank on Monday, the mercury reached 92 degrees, breaking the previous daily record of 91 degrees set in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Studies have found dangerous levels of mercury in the residents’ bodies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

So getting hold of mercury was no problem; it was the glass tubes that were hard to obtain.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton