>From the daily "HeadlineNewsMail," from CNN.

Note the use of "15 centimetres," with neither a comment nor a change to
American spelling.

        Britons are facing their iciest winter since 1994
        with heavy snow and freezing temperatures
        causing chaos across the UK. Around 15 centimetres
        of snow fell across most of the UK on Thursday, with
        some flights cancelled and police urging motorists to
        stay off the roads with the freezing weather forecast to
        last for days. They warned that driving conditions would
        remain treacherous with black ice on many roads after
        overnight temperatures plummeted to minus 10C (14F).

I assume they omitted the degree sign because they're unsure of how to make
it display on all email platforms.

Bill Potts, CMS
In sunny San Jose, CA
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