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refrigeration

[ri-frij-uh-rey-shuhn] / rɪˌfrɪdʒ əˈreɪ ʃən /
NOUN
cooling
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“Our screens are designed as functional value exchange tools, not advertising surfaces,” said Jason May, GE Appliances’ executive director of refrigeration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

The kitchens in other cabins also had food left out on the counters: packages of half-eaten snacks, fruits and vegetables rotting after a week without refrigeration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Higher oil prices raise the costs of manufacturing, transportation, heating and refrigeration, so when oil jumps, the rest of the market tends to fall.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Chief executive Andrew Judd said members were subject to unannounced inspections and must follow guidelines about how bodies are kept, including on refrigeration.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds."

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson