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temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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Still, the global temperature spike driven by El Niño won’t peak till next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The gland secretes vital hormones that help with processes like growth, metabolism and regulating blood pressure and temperature.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

In July, the Mediterranean hit levels never before recorded for that month, with a sea surface temperature of 27C.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Much of that is due to the recent record warmth of the near-shore ocean, as the water temperature essentially sets the floor for how cold it will get at night along the coast, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

The mechanism of Harrison's chronometer could withstand the turbulent motion of a ship at sea, defy changes of temperature, and resist the corrosion of salt water and air.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

There will still be some pleasant sunny spells between showers, with temperatures potentially reaching the low 20s in the south-east.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Warmer temperatures around the Himalayas have been increasingly causing floods unconnected to rainfall.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Because GRCop-42 has high thermal conductivity while maintaining its strength at extreme temperatures, it is used in aerospace systems, including liquid rocket engine combustion chambers.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

An abnormally dry winter resulted in a much-diminished snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, while the scorching temperatures of the hottest July ever recorded in the US have increased evaporation from the lake, he said.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

The water had risen up to the ceiling of the tunnel, so even assuming he could swim in temperatures that must be close to freezing, he would be unable to breathe.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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