air-condition
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"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
The CBS News president, David Rhodes, said he didn’t want to bother “spending a lot of money to air-condition a skybox” and instead will apply those resources toward additional reporters on the ground.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2015
Simply put: It’s more efficient to air-condition homes in Florida than it is to warm the ones in Minnesota.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2015
I figure I just do it when I get to Miss Leefolt’s, in the air-condition.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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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 franchise fled further and further from coastal cultural centers, shifting from the “Real World” of New York City and Chicago to the air-conditioned enclaves of New Jersey and the suburbs of Washington, D.C.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
MLK Hospital currently treats some patients in large, air-conditioned tents set up on the asphalt outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
People flocked to air-conditioned shopping malls or cafes to escape the blistering temperatures, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
A score gets you “priority placement” for one of the prison system’s roughly 52,000 air-conditioned “cool beds.”
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Doc pulled Coal into a room so air-conditioned it was practically freezing.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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Such high temperatures are extremely unusual in many of the areas affected, with many buildings -- even hospitals, schools and care homes -- unequipped with cooling measures such as air-conditioning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The period included England’s hottest June on record, which also drove increased sales of air-conditioning units and fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A small portable air-conditioning unit using about 1kW for seven hours a night over 30 nights would cost around £54.83 in electricity alone, before buying the unit.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
We walked inside the building and were blasted with cold air-conditioning.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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