infernal
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Some tourists waited under a pine tree while others hurried up the Via dei Fori Imperiali, wearing hats or carrying umbrellas to escape the infernal sun.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
In “The Getaway”—filmed twice for the big screen—Doc and Carol McCoy conclude their escape hiding in caves, then a hut made of dung, before they end up in the infernal domain of El Rey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Her right hand, fingers curled, rests on the infernal machine, while her left hand is open on the windowsill.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
Its three suns move and align in such a way as to create regular but random apocalyptic events, from infernal heat to sudden ice ages to gravitational vortexes, that destroy the civilization again and again.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
“The infernal machines passed within a few blocks from my house...and I didn’t think to step outside to see them. After New York was destroyed we all went to bed.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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