microwave
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Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Scientists measure Antarctic sea ice using satellites equipped with instruments called passive microwave sensors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
This is basic life stuff, like don’t put metal in the microwave and don’t ever ask anyone at work about their fantasy football team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
When Mo Mahir, 22, from West Bromwich, was nine years old, he "found a video of a guy making a mug cake in a microwave", which he said ignited his passion for baking.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
There’s an old plastic-covered couch shoved between a microwave and a sink.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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An important advantage of this approach is that microwaves can pass through clouds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Some have claimed the illness is caused by microwaves, prompting further speculation that a foreign power may have used some kind of sonar weapon to attack US overseas staff and their dependants.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Terahertz radiation sits between microwaves and infrared light on the electromagnetic spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions provides technologies that can disable drones with microwaves.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
However, because the universe is not exactly the same in every direction, but only on average on a large scale, the microwaves cannot be exactly the same in every direction either.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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Inside an Omaha test kitchen, executives at Conagra recently huddled over plastic trays of microwaved eggs, potatoes and sausage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On New Year’s Eve, Amanda and I celebrated with nobody else, but watched the live feed from Times Square, while eating microwaved burritos in bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
It was like being "microwaved", he tells the BBC film, as his body was exposed to the raw power of a nuclear weapon.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
"We went and took snow from the backyard and we microwaved it and it's clear. Is this bad?"
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024
He grabs his tray and opens a microwaved packet of spaghetti and starts shoveling it into his mouth, making slurping, gulping groans.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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“You’re going to hear Make America Healthy Again moms talking about it, while also environmental activists talking about it—and I guarantee your relatives are increasingly worried about microwaving their plastic,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The punishing heat wave microwaving Southern California is expected to bring triple-digit temperatures to much of the region for the next few days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
The anonymous author of the statement could not resist adding, “The U.S. Embassy will continue to make tea in the proper way — by microwaving it.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
The recording includes Banksy comparing his approach to art - which involves producing graffiti undercover at speed - to microwaving meals.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2023
Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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