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The smell hits first, garlic and char on skewered meat, chiles brushed over buns, oyster sauce mingling with the syrupy edge of black vinegar on sizzling noodles.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

A first course of kampachi arrived dressed with arctic char roe, ground cherry, serrano, ponzu, and cucumber — buttery and delicate, with a bright, precise balance that lingered just long enough.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025

You burn it and char it, and you use it to build fences or whatever it is you’re trying to build.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025

It was cramped inside, the air a stale haze, the char of many fires scarring the dirt center.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

Avcoat is a mix of silica fibers, phenolic microballoons, and epoxy resin that chars and erodes, removing heat away.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

For example, cooking a steak over a high heat, especially an open flame, chars the outside.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023

The meat, usually chicken or lamb threaded on skewers, chars beautifully.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

The governor recently visited Washington to talk with top officials about wildfire recovery as the largest blaze burning in the U.S. chars more tinder dry forest in northern New Mexico.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022

Munching snow only chars one's lips like hot cinders, and the cool "swish" of the waterfall there below us only makes one the more thirsty.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various

It’s unlikely that a fix for the East-West pipeline will be simple, judging by the satellite images showing “a wide area that looks pretty charred over,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

At Sychnant Pass today, there are slight green shoots of recovery visible among the charred hillside.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The Bug fire — which burned just north of the Hawk fire and in portions of California’s Lassen and Sierra counties — started Aug. 8 and charred nearly 94,000 acres.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The site is now a hunk of twisted and blackened metal, surrounding a charred carcass of rubble.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

They liked them charred on the outside and gooey on the inside.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Images captured by divers shortly after splashdown, along with follow-up checks aboard the recovery ship, show that the charring seen during Artemis I was significantly reduced in both size and amount.

From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026

Which explains the recycling of the Artemis I heat shield, despite the charring incurred, albeit with a modified re-entry approach intended to reduce the stress on the module.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

Ean's cause of death could not be determined but a forensic pathologist told the court there were areas of charring to soft tissue and bone.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025

A huge fire exploded Wednesday north of Castaic, charring more than 10,000 acres and forcing thousands to flee their homes amid a month of extreme fire conditions that have plagued Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025

She could, however, smell the charring pine, tinged with...what?

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper