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heat

[heet] / hit /




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The 35-person board led by Casey Wasserman, who was recently under heat for his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, is meant to help plan and execute the upcoming Olympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

In 30C heat, I am finding it hard to keep up, with Karl showing no sign of fatigue, despite having trekked 10 miles before lunch.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The impact churned up and loosened the material around the crater, leaving it less dense and less able to hold onto heat after sunset.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

This year’s El Niño is on track to be the strongest in at least 70 years, with the U.N.’s World Meteorological Organization warning of flooding, drought and extreme heat throughout the winter.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

A few moments later, the intense heat was gone.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

When the Sun is more active, extra energy heats the atmosphere and makes its outer layers extend farther into space.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

Himalayan glaciers, which provide critical water to nearly two billion people, are melting faster as the planet heats, exposing communities to unpredictable, costly disasters.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

That’s because ocean water expands as it heats.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

Hughes, who works for her boat-builder father, fell short in the singles and team heats in Pocomoke City.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Mamita gets up early too, and heats up my soup and watches me eat, which is maybe her way of saying good luck.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

New heated debates are flaring up across the industry as CEOs, researchers and policymakers grapple with what it means to pace the frontier.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Despite the heated rhetoric, hope remains that the two global rivals can agree on something regarding the technology when the leaders meet in Washington.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Mr. Baitz’s play is set during the Christmas season in Palm Springs, Calif., where the tensions at a family gathering grow more heated than the air outside when a long-buried family secret is revealed.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The company was once estimated to be worth nearly $100bn, but has faced heated competition, trade tensions and questions over the ethics of its supply chain.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

There was a warm ball in my belly, and the warmth spread through me so I was heated from the inside out.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

In the northeast, where many families warm their homes with heating oil, a close cousin to diesel, residents are now bracing for colder weather.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“We’re expecting another record-breaking year where more people are going to need help,” said Perkin Simpson, chief executive of Generation Power CT, a Connecticut nonprofit that provides financial aid for heating oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

In late May, a chemical storage tank with more than 7,000 gallons of toxic material began heating up – fast.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Under some heating conditions, chlorine from sucralose may become incorporated into other compounds whose health effects remain uncertain.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

It was for cooking, heating the house, heating water for baths.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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