char
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He was told that with a wildfire, the only contaminants are soot, ash and char.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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
The smokiness, the char... it just makes everything taste better.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2025
Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Despite breathing through the paper towel, Tad tasted char and smoke.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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
But this time, Spears chars her publicly despised ex-boyfriend with accusations of cultural appropriation.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2023
He chars the raw noodles in a skillet.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
The meat, usually chicken or lamb threaded on skewers, chars beautifully.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
We did not attempt the mountains this time, but drove round in our chars to Grindewald, where we dined and slept.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., volcanic ash overwhelmed the city and transformed more than a thousand papyrus scrolls in a local library into fragile, charred remains.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the base of the charred pine are dozens of bouquets — roses, daisies and white lilies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 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
Six months after Harley Di Nardo’s sister Marisa vanished when jets struck the Twin Towers, police knocked on the door of the Di Nardo family home carrying Marisa’s charred, black purse, found in the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s from the local stockyards, and is repulsive—smelly, bloody, and charred.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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
Ean's cause of death could not be determined but a forensic pathologist told the court there were areas of charring to soft tissue and bone.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
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
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