microwave
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"It sounded like cracking, like popcorn in the microwave... crunching," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
High-power microwave systems are generally less vulnerable to rain, fog or smoke than lasers, but still depend on line of sight, range, beam control and the surrounding electromagnetic environment.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Just heat your oats in the microwave, making sure your choice of container or bowl is microwave-safe.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
It lacked a minibar but came with a fridge, microwave and standard coffee maker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
But later, when Imani puts it on pause so we can take a break to put popcorn in the microwave, I look at her.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
"RoSPA urges parents and carers to talk to children about the dangers of copying online trends and to reinforce that microwaves are not toys," she said.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
The action in Iran has also underscored that drones are delivering a new economics of warfare, which demands cheap cruise missiles, high-power microwaves for drone defense, reusable interceptors on ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Terahertz radiation sits between microwaves and infrared light on the electromagnetic spectrum.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
Remember: home microwaves didn’t destroy the fast-food business.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Emma microwaves the pasta while I arrange veggies on paper plates.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
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
"So we went and took snow from the backyard and microwaved it and it's clear - is this bad? Am I not supposed to eat snow?"
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2024
Most of my regular life days, I have sat in front of my laptop chewing uninspiredly through some microwaved leftovers while answering emails and catching up on the horrors of the day in my newsfeed.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023
Like his heart was wrapped in microwaved Nutella.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
“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 stereotypical bachelor computer programmer also enjoys having free restaurants to eat at, rather than sadly microwaving a burrito at home for dinner.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
While the concept of microwaving tea might sound a bit alien in the UK, it is "totally common" in the US.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
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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