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heat

[heet] / hit /




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Following a record-breaking summer of extreme heat and prolonged dry weather, UK weather patterns are set to change.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

She said her nan's conservatory "had a lot of plastic" which she believed took the brunt of a lot of the heat and flames.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Like much of Europe, Belgium has experienced a new spell of intense heat and drought in recent days.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Build the sauce: Take the squash mixture off the heat for a moment.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Jason Nez exhaustedly watched the wet ground blue corn mixture heat to a boil on the stove.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Olympic champion Hodgkinson, winner of the past two European titles, controlled her heat throughout to win in one minute 57.28 seconds - the fastest time across the four heats on Tuesday morning.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

On the whole, however, California is making more clean electricity, and the amount made from natural gas, which generates air pollution and heats up the climate, has been declining over the last few years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

As competition heats up, trading firms are trying to get a handle on young talent sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

As the potato heats up, however, that water turns into vapor and escapes.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

The crowd was noisier than they’d been during the other heats.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson

These generational superstars have long stirred heated debate, from curious kids with jumpers for goalposts to social media cultists armed with memes and virtual binders of blistering stats.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Another possibility is that it was heated later, destroying clay minerals that had once been present.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Season 2 of the Peabody Award-winning series about two hockey rivals entangled in a heated romance is still months away from premiering.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

When Clark told her no, things got heated before he ended the call.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

After Hiatt began the meeting with a keynote speech, Farmer listened to the experts argue, sometimes in heated voices, about MDR and other TB issues.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

In this system, however, the same quantum refrigerator can supply both heating and cooling.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Work on the venue's heating and cooling, electrical and fire safety systems is to be completed by summer 2028.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“Europe is well behind in refilling its storage facilities before the heating season, with levels sitting at 58% compared with normal seasonal levels of 70%,” ANZ analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In half-an-hour we should be sitting to our bridge, the windows tightly closed, the central heating turned to the full.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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