microwave oven

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On a December day at an appliance store in New Delhi, Manish Sharma, an engineer at a domestic telecommunications company, bought a premium $600 microwave oven as a wedding gift for his younger brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Yes, just consider the seismic impact of the microwave oven.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2024

"These are electromagnetic rays in the range of around one hundred to several thousand gigahertz, comparable to the radiation of a cell phone or a microwave oven -- but with a significantly higher frequency."

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024

“What do they have in their dorms or apartments? A lot of times it’s just microwave, oven, maybe stovetop,” she explained.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Shukumar put the rice on the table and the lentils from the night before into the microwave oven, punching the numbers on the timer.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri