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microwave

[mahy-kroh-wayv] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv /
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cook
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We used the hydrogen formation history found through these simulations to compute predictions for how cosmic microwave background should appear if there were primordial magnetic fields, and tested these predictions against observations of the background.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

She added drivers can also keep their keys in a metal container, such as a biscuit tin, or even the microwave at home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

In one silent detail, Winter puts his laptop in the microwave, planning to destroy his cravings before he types the wrong thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Another asked Wynn to microwave her daughter’s lunch every day because she wouldn’t eat cold food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

“Now, why are we just standing here? Didn’t the microwave beep? Let’s eat!”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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

Because microwaves generate heat throughout the food, they promote vapor formation and help maintain internal pressure that keeps oil from being absorbed as easily.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 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

Some of the carriages contain charging stations, as well as microwaves and access to satellite internet, according to the Ukrainian government.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

At roughly the same time as Penzias and Wilson were investigating noise in their detector, two American physicists at nearby Princeton University, Bob Dicke and Jim Peebles, were also taking an interest in microwaves.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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

The men eat microwaved taquitos, she pounds vitamins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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

"We went and took snow from the backyard and we microwaved it and it's clear. Is this bad?"

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2024

And so I zeroed in on my first goal of the day—getting to my first class without barfing up all my soggy, microwaved cereal.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

“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

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

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

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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