Example Sentences

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In November 2025, a British couple revealed they were heating their home via a small data centre housed in their garden shed.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

In January, scientists, using new data from sophisticated floating sensors, reported that the world’s oceans were heating 40% faster than estimated only five years earlier, unleashing powerful storms with frequent coastal flooding.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2024

Besides the orientation effect, there were heating vs. cooling effects that needed to be tested.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

“It was just as things were heating up with China and Taiwan. I asked the guy what happens if China invades,” he said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Now they had combined the two and were heating the resulting mixture over a gas flame, which seemed harmless enough.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood