microwave
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Located high in Chile's Atacama Desert, the Simons Observatory is gathering information about the cosmic microwave background, the ancient radiation left over from the early universe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Another is the docudrama re-enactments, which are contrived-looking at best and unintentionally funny at worst, such as when a Hezbollah fighter distraught by the pager operation frets that his microwave might kill him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Pointing to an area where his bike had been stolen, Choudhury said people had brought duvets, chairs and a microwave into the storage area, where they cooked food and charged devices.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
David pops a Hot Pocket in the microwave, which makes us both stick out our tongues in disgust.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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It also showed them lighting paper in microwaves in the cell block kitchens.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
An important advantage of this approach is that microwaves can pass through clouds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some have claimed the illness is caused by microwaves, prompting further speculation that a foreign power may have used some kind of sonar weapon to attack US overseas staff and their dependants.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
There are other options for space solar, with solar panels in space beaming microwaves External link to a receiver.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
Something to do with the microwaves trapped in the watery fruit and getting really hot.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Inside an Omaha test kitchen, executives at Conagra recently huddled over plastic trays of microwaved eggs, potatoes and sausage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On New Year’s Eve, Amanda and I celebrated with nobody else, but watched the live feed from Times Square, while eating microwaved burritos in bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
"We went and took snow from the backyard and we microwaved it and it's clear. Is this bad?"
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
Kantar found there were 4% fewer meals made using an oven in the 12 weeks to 11 June versus the same period last year, while microwaved meals rose 8%.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2023
His tongue felt like it was being microwaved.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Steaming, microwaving, or quick sautéing tends to preserve nutrients best.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
And there are darker sides to being viral: Some users on social media talked about microwaving NeeDohs to make them more pliable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The stereotypical bachelor computer programmer also enjoys having free restaurants to eat at, rather than sadly microwaving a burrito at home for dinner.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
The punishing heat wave microwaving Southern California is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region for the next few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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