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temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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"My temperature went up, my heart rate went up, I was shaking uncontrollably and unfortunately went straight to A&E."

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The game started 45 minutes after the National Weather Service issued an extreme heat warning, cautioning against “extremely dangerous heat conditions” as the temperature reached 100 degrees at first pitch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

With the temperature around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, an NGC2 smartphone issued to a Wall Street Journal reporter who attended the drills overheated, rendering it unusable until it cooled down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The image contained extra "noise" because the instrument's detectors were intentionally being kept warmer than their eventual operating temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Forty, fifty, even sixty below zero—actual temperature, not windchill—seems to change everything.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Retailers are also updating product descriptions with AI in mind, highlighting that a suit is made with breathable fabric or is good for warmer temperatures, as examples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Since late September, pupils have barred the entrances to their schools, complaining of teacher absences, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings ill-adapted to rising temperatures, among other grievances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

It will mark a significant change from the summer-like warmth that has brought temperatures of up to 28C over the last week.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Though low temperatures will plunge them into dormancy, they produce a type of antifreeze that lets them survive harsh winters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Stuck on the second floor, Elizebeth sweltered in hundred-degree temperatures.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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