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Faint scorch marks could have formed when the pot was originally fired, or they may have appeared later if the vessel was set close to a fire to warm individual servings of food.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

There are still four large scorch marks where four vehicles were discovered burnt out.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

A potentially dangerous, record-setting heat wave is forecast to scorch Southern California on Thursday and Friday, with triple-digit highs possible in many spots across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

“In a physical attack, you can crash into drones, trap them in a net or scorch them with a laser,” said Andres Gomez, an electronics engineer at Aeronautical Industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

Dustfinger had uttered it as if the mere sound might scorch his tongue.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

While it has been widely reported that the helicopters' exhaust scorches grass, Trump added Monday that the airflow is so powerful, the lawn actually "gets ripped out."

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Hammond B3 swells on the verse’s first pass, sticking close to the song’s melody, but on the second, it jumps an octave in an improvisation that nearly scorches the ear.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

The scene in which Biff almost violently embraces Willy and tries—in vain—to make him discard his illusions scorches with its sadness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Rodgers would see patients, young and old, gasping for air, wracked with pain that scorches the chest.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

It scorches my blood and sears my thoughts.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

But subsequent investigation found that 60% to 80% of the grove’s trees were scorched, according to a report released Tuesday from the fire’s Burned Area Emergency Response team.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

I was standing alone in the center of a scorched battlefield, with several different armies arrayed against me.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

After weeks of scorching heat and drought the summer's swan song is set to be one of frequent downpours as well as gales for some.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The fire started Aug. 9 in the Los Padres National Forest southeast of the Loma Vista neighborhood, quickly scorching 400 acres and prompting evacuation orders, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

A scorching summer has shrunk rivers, parched crops and tested the continent’s infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Some of the people walk barefoot in the scorching heat, carrying their life’s belongings on their backs or heads.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung