atmosphere
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Hearts, who had been chasing a first title since 1960, made the decision to make a hasty exit from the stadium, citing a "menacing and threatening atmosphere".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
According to the police, "there was a tense atmosphere and some quarrelling".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
The percussive score by Joseph Shirley and Moses Sumney underlines this and gives the whole film an eerie, curious atmosphere, lending to a sense of unreality.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
In 2024, humans put about 41.6 billion metric tons of CO2 equivalent in the atmosphere.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
He didn’t orbit earth—he sped 116 miles up, reached space, and arced back through the atmosphere.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing atmosphere
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