parched
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There are many routes that can take you east from the 395 and deep into the parched heart of these landscapes, but there is one route that stands above the rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Once the flames escaped, they spread into the rainforest's parched understory, the layer of vegetation growing beneath the taller trees.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
A scorching summer has shrunk rivers, parched crops and tested the continent’s infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The apple harvest in Germany is also expected to take a hit from the parched weather, Germany's Federal Statistical Office said in a report also released Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Frankly, we were more interested in the news that heavy rain was falling to the west of us and might soon reach our own parched village.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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