melt
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The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month earlier than usual, or even more, Peter Gleick, a leading water scientist and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
As the green of summer grew around the dome and the weather heated up, it morphed, looking more like a loaf of bread as the sides began to melt.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
The heat shield is made of a material called Avcoat that is supposed to melt away during re-entry,
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Natural gas is used by glass manufacturers to run their furnaces, which melt sand, soda ash, limestone and recycled glass into molten glass blobs which are then shaped into bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
After our third day in the car, the snow starts to melt, and we don’t have to wear all our layers anymore.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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