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temperate

[tem-per-it, tem-prit] / ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪt /




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I’m all too aware of how quickly behavior can turn compulsive and how even the most temperate individual can unknowingly find themselves in over their head.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

Volunteers are hoping to raise funding to continue restoring a rare temperate rainforest habitat which has shrunk across the country.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The findings add to growing evidence that small, protected areas known as "microrefugia" allowed temperate plant species to survive harsh Ice Age conditions in northern Europe.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

He also held remarkably modern views about the importance of adequate exercise and temperate eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In a temperate zone it’s the most natural thing in the world, right as rain, to grow fields of waving grain.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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