air-con
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Before air-con, mental concentration and with it the quality of work deteriorated as the day got hotter and more humid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Britain is hotting up - but is home air-con the answer?
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Currently the country has a low take-up, with only 25% of households equipped with an air-con unit.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Until then Ms Mahapatra advises consumers to dispose of their air-con devices through recycling centres so the HFC inside can be properly reused or destroyed.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
"That way your air-con system is less likely to be a source of infection and irritation and more likely to actually make the air cleaner."
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
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