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refrigerator

[ri-frij-uh-ray-ter] / rɪˈfrɪdʒ əˌreɪ tər /


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“The only thing in her refrigerator was bottled water. She ate all her meals at the office. She slept four hours a day. She worked in the office until midnight, or thereabouts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Su Yuyun, who runs a small cafe at the Nanjing Romantic Center, makes special drinks for newlyweds and gives away custom refrigerator magnets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"I tried to lift everything up, but I gave up on large electric appliances like the refrigerator and washing machine. I guess they are broken."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Someone can live in a country with an enormous agricultural surplus and still have an empty refrigerator or live in a food desert.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

On the side was the name of the refrigerator brand, Super Cool.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

The Paris prosecutor's office told AFP it had opened an investigation into the incident, which it called a "large-scale cyber-attack affecting the refrigerators of several major food retail chains across France".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

While most people have likely never heard of an actuator, they’re found across daily life — used in everything from smartphones and computers to refrigerators and cars, to convert power into motion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Reconsider your “smart” home: Cameras are becoming more and more common in home appliances, including in smart ovens, refrigerators, doorbells, and toothbrushes—even as people decry surveillance measures in public.

From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2026

Bitzer said the company has been clear that the plan is to manufacture a single type of appliance at the plant: refrigerators with the freezer on the bottom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

I walk to the back where there’s a wall of refrigerators.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz


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