parch

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“Griffith cast a malevolent parch over the throats of local fandom by stating that inasmuch as beer never had been sold in his park, it would not now,” The Washington Post reported, sadly.

From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2023

Perhaps we, too, are mosses, evolving to the parch of our self-made Mojaves.

From Scientific American • Nov. 19, 2022

The searing heat, blinding sun, and arid winds that parch the throat and can drive sand and grit into the eyes, make the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula a tough place to survive in.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2022

Many have fled, heading to neighboring Iran or living in abject poverty in camps for the displaced within Afghanistan as repeated droughts parch the land and shrivel pastures.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

For months, the long droughts parch the earth, the rivers may be forded on foot, the flocks and herds pant for refreshing waters and green herbage.

From The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland by Ward, Harriet