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degrees

NOUN
cardinal points
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In an absence seizure, a person has varying degrees of loss of awareness and can result in the person affected losing balance and being unresponsive during the seizure itself.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

However, other governments have tried to tackle fraud in the past with varying degrees of success.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Palmdale is forecast to reach 101 degrees, Burbank should hit 98 degrees, and downtown L.A. could reach up to 91 degrees, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

About 80 degrees North, this remote island area was once covered by a shallow sea.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

The meridians are perpendicular to the parallels on the surface of the globe; that is, they meet at right angles, or ninety degrees.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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