scorched
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That included biotech’s Moderna, whose boffo cancer therapy results launched its stock up 177% on Wednesday and scorched short sellers betting on its decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Forest fires have also been reported in Croatia, Spain and Serbia since Friday, after a summer of extreme heat which has seen swathes of land across Europe either going up in flames or scorched brown.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
In the town of Stourbridge in central England, images showed scorched fields and burnt-out homes on Thursday, the UK's hottest day of the year so far.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The fire began Sunday morning in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the neighborhood of Loma Vista and quickly scorched 400 acres, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Don Quixote and Sancho were thrown to the ground, half scorched.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
