melt
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Firefighters were eventually forced to melt it down after fans attempted to thaw the sculpture with blowtorches and chip away at it with sledgehammers.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Between 1950 and 2023, extreme melt events produced an average of 12.7 gigatons of water per decade.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Whether it becomes what Paulsen describes as “a period of sluggish but sustained real economic growth while inflation concerns finally melt away” is another story.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The early melt fits a long-term pattern as greenhouse gases push temperatures higher.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Canvas bags were stitched together from sails and filled with 1,000 pounds of rocks for ballast, and two kegs were filled with glacier melt for drinking water.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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