parched
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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
The season’s first Santa Ana wind event will begin Wednesday and ramp up Thursday, bringing significant fire risk to parched Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The wet weather will be welcome for parched regions of the UK, but a lot more will be needed before drought conditions start to ease.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A scorching summer has shrunk rivers, parched crops and tested the continent’s infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
For days, the girls dried and then parched the corn that they had saved from the hungry birds.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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