warm up
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Even when power is restored, the supply only lasts a few hours - enough to charge appliances but not to substantially warm up homes.
From BBC
"But it's not enough, dear children. It's just enough for me to warm up a little," she said.
From Barron's
Olympic champion Sara Hector warmed up for her women's giant slalom title defence at next month's Winter Olympics by winning the World Cup race on Saturday as US star Mikaela Shiffrin finished third.
From Barron's
A mattress pad consumes about 75 watts for a single zone, costing roughly 3 cents per hour to warm up your bed—compared with about 30 cents per hour for a medium-size space heater.
Medvedev, who warmed up for Melbourne by winning the Brisbane title, reined in his emotions and got one break back, but Marozsan sealed the second set.
From Barron's
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