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City officials said they chose the threshold because Los Angeles County sees more emergency room visits when indoor temperatures rise above 82 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Others, however, manage to rise above similar challenges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

“However, if the policy rate does not rise above 2%, a 3% yield should be attractive for real money investors,” he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

While an increasing number of London boroughs have seen council tax on a Band D property rise above the £2,000 mark, in Wandsworth, council tax on an average Band D property is currently £1,020.35.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

No matter how hard Admiral Faucet maneuvered the balloon to rise above the storm, it remained stuck in the thick of it, bullied about by the winds.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood


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