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air-condition

[air-kuhn-dish-uhn] / ˈɛər kənˌdɪʃ ən /


VERB
chill
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STRONGEST


VERB
refrigerate
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A two-week trial over this system, and over the state’s broader refusal to air-condition its prisons, wrapped up on April 9 in Pitman’s Austin courtroom.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

"We cannot air-condition our way out of climate change."

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

People die in stifling homes, apartments and trailers they can’t afford to air-condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023

Valerie Wilson, the business administrator for Newark’s public schools, said there’s little public understanding of the high costs and logistical obstacles that districts such as hers would have to overcome to air-condition all their schools.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2022

Ever once in a while, that air-condition motor go phheeewww.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

To survive the summer heat, Qatar not only air-conditions its soccer stadiums, but also the outdoors — in markets, along sidewalks, even at outdoor malls so people can window shop with a cool breeze.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2019

In summer she air-conditions the house down to 68 degrees, in effect cold-soaking the walls and furnishings, counting on thermal inertia to slow down the time it takes to warm up in the afternoons.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2014

The commercial sector, including the iconic Strip lighted up by flashing neon signs that flank air-conditioned clubs and casinos, accounts for about two-fifths of the city’s total electricity demand, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Public health officials say all residents should limit their outdoor activities during the afternoon, seek air-conditioned spaces, and take lots of breaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Authorities have been forced to store corpses at a temporary holding centre -- the air-conditioned offices of the district commerce association.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

In the dog days of summer, there’s no better place to escape the heat than inside the air-conditioned paradise of a movie theater.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

It was a hot August, but Billy’s car was air-conditioned.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

Why shouldn’t cars in Europe have the same brake caliper or the same air-conditioning compressor as cars in China?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“You’ve got air-conditioning fans on at the bakery so the air blows on the dough during proofing. It gets a skin on it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

On the day we connected by phone, she expected a lot of activity in her Malibu home, including air-conditioning repairers and the usual four or five yapping dogs.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The fire broke out in an air-conditioning unit on the third floor of the mother and child unit at PIMS, one of the main state-run hospitals in Islamabad.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The open air of the city felt positively therapeutic after all that inhaled air-conditioning.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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