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The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Their pancakes are crazy with the char on the edges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025

The world was scorched and harrowed as far as they could see, a sea of ash and char from the flat planes of the fields up to the hills and mountains.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Avcoat is a mix of silica fibers, phenolic microballoons, and epoxy resin that chars and erodes, removing heat away.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s like in forest fires where big, old-growth trees survive by charcoaling. The exterior chars, but the inside survives.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

He chars the raw noodles in a skillet.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

The near-direct heat chars the peaks of the skewered meat, and the valleys catch little pools of caramelizing sauce.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

All day a bright rage chars the bony breast; at evening it smolders as if having no more fuel in the wasted body.

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien

The footage appears to show a charred stretch of desert, with parts seen resembling wings and an engine from an F-15.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

It’s unlikely that a fix for the East-West pipeline will be simple, judging by the satellite images showing “a wide area that looks pretty charred over,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

I followed him into the house, with its charred walls, ceiling and flooring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

More than 40 hours after a deadly ferry fire began, Philippine rescuers have boarded the charred remains of the MV June Aster in search of dozens of missing people.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

She was covered in soot and her dress was charred at the edges, but at least she seemed more or less together.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Images captured by divers shortly after splashdown, along with follow-up checks aboard the recovery ship, show that the charring seen during Artemis I was significantly reduced in both size and amount.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Which explains the recycling of the Artemis I heat shield, despite the charring incurred, albeit with a modified re-entry approach intended to reduce the stress on the module.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Modelling suggests this should reduce the heating and loads that caused extra charring, but this will be the first time the revised descent is flown with a crew.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026

On Dec. 27, 1956, a wildfire broke out near Zuma Beach, eventually charring 26,000 acres and destroying 100 homes.

From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2025

She repeats this process over and over, working until the cloth burns without charring, remaining bright and white within the flame.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern