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balmy

[bah-mee] / ˈbɑ mi /




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That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026

This January, temperatures in Nuuk on some days hovered at a balmy 50 degrees Fahrenheit, which is almost unheard of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Its trapped-ion architecture operates at room temperature, a meaningful advantage when competitors require cooling systems that make Antarctica look balmy.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

After a balmy weekend, temperatures are expected to start rising Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

It had been a warm winter and a balmy spring in Bone Gap, so everyone with a field and a taste for corn had plowed and planted earlier than they’d ever dared before.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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