scorched
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Containment on the Bryson fire, which has scorched 147 acres near Encinal Canyon Road since igniting, increased to 39% Friday evening, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Tommy Edman led off with a single, and then Betts scorched a 100.9-mph one-hopper at shortstop Cooper Pratt, who mishandled it, giving Betts a single to put two runners on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Pluskalowski has recently become obsessed with making a taco shell from tahdig, the scorched rice at the bottom of a pot of Persian rice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
As heatwaves scorched Europe this summer, workers at a US battery company noticed an uptick in demand.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
She didn’t keep a good watch on the pot, and the okoge at the bottom got scorched a little darker than usual.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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