atmosphere
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Already in Algiers ahead of the historic visit, the atmosphere of an imminent celebration pervaded the air, with walls repainted, roads repaved and green spaces adorned with plants and flowerpots.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The capsule's angle of approach had to be precise: too shallow and Orion might skip off the atmosphere like a stone off water; too steep and the heat would be damaging.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
“Just like in the ocean, we have waves. The atmosphere behaves the same way,” Hall said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"We identified them, but we still don't know exactly what they do when they are in the atmosphere, and they need to be investigated further," Katz said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
It was the microbes that created methane—the farts—and methane was a greenhouse gas that trapped heat inside the atmosphere, making the earth hotter.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing atmosphere
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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