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First Graphene says it works by forming a protective gas barrier, preventing the release of volatile compounds prior to ignition, and also a char layer should ignition occur.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

Because jacarandas across the county sustained significant bark char and crown damage, L.A.’s purple bloom was down some patches this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

A few char marks from your chosen cooking method and they are ready.

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2025

The critical clue for Sanei was a naturally occurring material called inertinite, a stable form of organic carbon in Earth’s crust, formed when wildfires char forests and the burned vegetation fossilizes.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2025

Over all hangs the cold brume of char, drifting across the water, lying still upon the decks of ships.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

For example, cooking a steak over a high heat, especially an open flame, chars the outside.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023

The meat, usually chicken or lamb threaded on skewers, chars beautifully.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

The governor recently visited Washington to talk with top officials about wildfire recovery as the largest blaze burning in the U.S. chars more tinder dry forest in northern New Mexico.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

The instrument generally used for this purpose is a glass sphere which acts as a burning-glass, and chars a strip of cardboard placed concentrically around the lower part of the sphere.

From Sounding the Ocean of Air by Rotch, A. Lawrence

Skies over Le Porge turned orange as smoke rose from charred and crackling pine trees, while helicopters made repeated runs over deserted neighbourhoods.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

As we climbed the winding road to Bédar, we emerged into a charred and desolate landscape.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

The creamy, savory sauce pairs beautifully with both the meat and the charred vegetables.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine—The scent from flower stalls mixes with the charred smell of a bombed-out mall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

The house and barn were gone, and smoking piles of ash and charred wood were all that remained.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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

An unlikely, spicy, crunchy retooling of spaghetti with chili-spiked tomato sauce, it requires cooking the pasta and the sauce in the same pan, to the point of charring.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Firefighters were continuing to fight the Palisades fire, which has burned more than 17,200 acres, and the Eaton fire, which has burned through Pasadena and Altadena areas, charring at least 10,600 acres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

I also love charring sautéed vegetables on high heat with soy sauce, using that nice, charred aroma to flavor them.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

Then I knew there was enough fire or charring on it to light off the base of fried palm fronds beneath the signal fire.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor