scorched
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Wind-whipped flames scorched multi-million dollar homes south of Los Angeles on Friday as a wildfire quickly ravaged hundreds of acres.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tommy Edman led off with a single, and then Betts scorched a 100.9-mph one-hopper at shortstop Cooper Pratt, who mishandled it, giving Betts a single to put two runners on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Pluskalowski has recently become obsessed with making a taco shell from tahdig, the scorched rice at the bottom of a pot of Persian rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
In his parents’ yard, he spots “a fresh, red-barked branch shooting out of the scorched manzanita — a sign of life returning.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The lawns of the Night Zoo were in ruins, ripped apart and scorched black.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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