stratosphere
noun
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The stratosphere (strato- simply means "layer" or "level") lies above the earth's weather and mostly changes very little. It contains the ozone layer, which shields us from the sun's ultraviolet radiation except where it's been harmed by manmade chemicals. The levels of the atmosphere are marked particularly by their temperatures; stratospheric temperatures rise only to around 32°—very moderate considering that temperatures in the troposphere below may descend to about -70° and those in the ionosphere above may rise to 1000°.
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
As for that whole Rodri thing… maybe Sands could lower that down to someone in his own stratosphere?
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
For those in the earnings stratosphere, the cap means that Social Security taxes can literally begin and end on Jan. 1.
—Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
And to think, just last week Beyoncé was the most exciting thing in the football stratosphere — not anymore.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Stratosphere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stratosphere. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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