temperate

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Volunteers have planted 800 young trees in a bid to expand one of the South West's last remaining temperate rainforests.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

With a combined 650 lb-ft of torque on tap, the Vistiq moves with serene authority through daily traffic, temperate and precisely modulated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

They liked the area’s temperate climate and, obviously, the cost of living, and they were required to pay into the national insurance program for healthcare.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

These expanded shallow-water zones likely supported widespread, oxygen-rich, and temperate seas -- ideal environments for early complex organisms to thrive.

From Science Daily • Oct. 28, 2025

“That’s the point. According to Grumman, the earth’s magnetic field changed dramatically at various times in the past, and the earth’s axis actually moved, too, so that temperate areas became ice-bound.”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman