sweltering heat
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Some had waited all afternoon in sweltering heat beneath the scant shade of umbrellas, while others, the best prepared, had set up their telescopes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The sweltering heat was felt across the country, where temperatures averaged nearly 77 degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"I flew from Shanghai to Chongqing this morning, and the first priority is this shoot," 30-year-old Liu Changqing told AFP, dressed in one of the heavy motorcycle jackets rented to customers, despite the sweltering heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Thousands of displaced residents are now staying in evacuation centres - though the challenge is to keep them cool and hydrated as the region battles sweltering heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
There was something about Detective Geyer’s lone search through the sweltering heat of that summer that captured everyone’s imagination.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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