thermostat
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She also bumped her thermostat up to 75, from 70, and plans to use fans more often as the weather warms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Perhaps you can reach a compromise on the thermostat.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026
It is often called a silent killer because most heat deaths occur gradually as high temperatures and other environmental factors work together to undermine the body's internal thermostat.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
And it means that body weight is like a thermostat: your body aims to maintain that preferred range.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
“They moved us to a DRU before Thanksgiving, so we’re okay. Mom complains because they keep the thermostat at sixty-five. But no one ever froze to death at sixty-five.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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