temperate
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Their findings show that temperate woodland species, including oak, elm, and hazel, were present much earlier than suggested by pollen records from Britain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
The coast’s mild, temperate climate allows tender plants to thrive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
"Expanding and strengthening a rare temperate rainforest isn't a one-off intervention, it requires steady, long-term effort."
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Though the state’s temperate coast is ideal for heat pump adoption, high residential electricity prices can make swapping a gas furnace for a heat pump a pricey proposition.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Beringia, as this land is called, was surprisingly temperate, sometimes even warmer than it is today; masses of low flowers covered it every spring.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing temperate
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