She measured tea into a strainer, plugged in the kettle, and opened the refrigerator.

NEWYORKER: Free Radicals

He opened the refrigerator and was surprised by its failure to greet him with a welcoming inner light.

NEWYORKER: Outage

While waiting, he opened the refrigerator and took out a bottle of beer, which he poured into a mug.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

Instead of replying, Kendall opened the refrigerator and stared in.

NEWYORKER: Great Experiment

Algorithms might be designed, for example, to infer how many times per day a refrigerator door was opened (relevant to dietary and obesity studies), the times of day a residence was occupied (relevant to air pollution health studies), and even the pattern of sleep (relevant to a variety of health studies).

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But on the water, the gentle breeze made it feel like you were standing in front of an opened refrigerator.

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