The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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They finished by checking the thermal control system, which maintains the temperatures required for the instrument's various components to function correctly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The protected area Kunagado and his friends have cultivated is bursting with corals and is now home to hundreds of heat-resistant "super corals" that may protect the village from the impacts of rising sea temperatures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
As autumn sets in and the nights get longer temperatures around polar regions start to fall.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Rising temperatures can slightly accelerate this microbial activity, allowing the organisms to consume methane more quickly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
It was that warmer temperatures all around the world were melting the permafrost in the Arctic, and tiny microbes were feasting on the newly unfrozen plant material in the ground.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
