blackened
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Ragged strips of aluminium hung from torn-open structures, while stray dogs roamed through blackened pipes and mounds of rubble.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
AFP video footage showed that the fire had burned down the mosque's interior carpeting and blackened the walls.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
This would be an idyllic scene were it not for the blackened pine and oak trees all around, the legacy of a devastating recent wildfire.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
On Tuesday, a silver cross on a long chain hung from the pine tree’s bark, which was peeling and blackened from the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Down the bridge a hundred feet or so were the blackened remains of tires that had been burned there.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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