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greenhouse

[green-hous] / ˈgrinˌhaʊs /


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HFCs are mainly used in air conditioning, industrial chillers and fridges, but are also powerful greenhouse gases.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

There is also an important difference between the two greenhouse gases.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The agency also proposed rescinding every remaining greenhouse gas standard for the power sector, and is seeking public comment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

A decade earlier, in 1988, Sher authored legislation requiring that California take stock of the sources of greenhouse gases.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

The tunnel ends with three separate entrances to rooms—all of them small and transparent like Mom’s greenhouse.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Instead of planting berry bushes out in the open, as is often done in the U.S., it decided to grow them in greenhouses using water systems that couldn’t be contaminated by nearby farms.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

He said, due to the former presence of greenhouses on the land, which then were destroyed and buried under a layer of top soil, it was reverted to agricultural designation.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The parcel includes three buildings, greenhouses and a large agricultural field, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Lower-cost heating and cooling could also make the area more attractive to businesses that rely heavily on temperature control, such as greenhouses and food processing facilities.

From Science Daily May 6, 2026

Only with the recent development of protective nets and greenhouses were we finally able to defeat the thrushes, and to redesign strawberries and raspberries according to our own standards.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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