atmosphere
Example Sentences
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There was a sombre atmosphere on the court, with the crowd applauding sympathetically as Jones limped off with a towel covering her head.
From BBC
Cruise operators have spent decades cultivating an atmosphere at sea with Broadway musicals, lively casinos and crowds of kids frolicking in pools.
The researchers emphasize that "biological carbon pumping" -- the ocean's natural process that transfers carbon from the atmosphere into the deep sea layers -- is the main mechanism connecting microplastics to climate change.
From Science Daily
Their reports cite other former employees who describe a threatening, highly stressful atmosphere for those working for Iglesias.
From BBC
They help slow climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in trees, a process known as carbon sequestration.
From Science Daily
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