transpired
Americanadjective
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(of events) having taken place.
If it weren't for a few recently transpired events, this may have very well been a day of celebration.
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emitted or given off through the surface, as of the body, leaves, or porous material.
Recycling transpired water in the greenhouse can reduce water requirements for the plants inside it by as much as 90 to 99%.
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Environmental Science. relating to or being a panel or sheet having perforations allowing the passage of air heated by solar energy.
The transpired air collector—a metal sheet with tiny holes to pull air through—takes advantage of the sunlight to heat the building on a cold Colorado day.
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“More water is transpired through leaves than flows through all the streams and rivers on Earth,” Mr. Silvertown writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Here are four things we now know - and still don't - about what transpired at the talks.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
As if this knee-jerk response were anticipated, Sally reassures the audience that what they came to see will be different than what transpired before.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
"I think the next generation just can't fathom what actually transpired and how someone could be impacted by that, and so I actually find them asking more questions," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Whatever transpired, it didn’t take long before Mrs. Kedzie hightailed it back to Rochester, calling Leah “a bad manager” and complaining of the influence their older sister held over Maggie and Kate.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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