system building
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Rose Schoenfeld, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said temperatures should be five to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year thanks to a high-pressure system building up over the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
A high-pressure system building over the Pacific and moving into the Western United States is expected to raise temperatures in California beginning today, with the highest readings expected over the weekend.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
He credited Hakstol for creating plays the Kraken can use early in its system building on special teams.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 15, 2021
The overreaction results in the immune system building up too many of these kinds of cells, which can lead to respiratory distress or bacterial pneumonia and ultimately death.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
Under this system building societies largely increased and developed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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