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[thur-muhl] / ˈθɜr məl /


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Eventually more than 50 cameras taking still photos, along with four thermal video cameras, will capture the action on and around the crossing, Sikich said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Eventually more than 50 cameras taking still photos, along with four thermal video cameras, will capture the action, Sikich said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Field teams have deployed thermal drones to spot darting ferrets that glow hot pink under the infrared cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Earlier thermal cloaks were limited to two dimensions or worked only when heat traveled in a particular direction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

She got off the thermal and dropped back to her stub.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

The SolarStratos plane made the landmark flight from Sion airport in southwest Switzerland on August 12 last year, taking advantage of warm air thermals to beat a 15-year-old record.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I just hope that the Kates and Cathys have got their thermals and their rain ponchos because they might need them."

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

In the first, a quadrotor drone was able to observe four hovering white balls while avoiding four orange balls, all while navigating an airfield rife with randomly occurring, dangerous air currents, or thermals.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

As spectators chant and funnel into the tree-lined stadium, the day starts to warm, which is when spotted lanternflies can be found rising into the air on thermals.

From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023

Twenty more seconds before she rode out the flare and was running on thermals.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer


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