sear
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Don’t use your sous-vide bath, should you be so fortunate as to have one, cooking the steak for hours until it reaches the desired temperature and then finishing with a quick sear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It takes well to a hard sear, which means texture.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
“I can still put your sear marks on your steak or burger with an infrared grill that’s fully electric,” said Langerud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
You can easily customize with a flat top or sear sidekick, or splurging on a pizza oven, all of which easily connect to the smoker and level up the experience.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2025
She tried to sear that beautiful sight on her memory as a shield to the ugliness that she now knew was about to happen.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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Officers purchased multiple auto sears throughout the course of the investigation, according to police.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Wildfires devouring swaths of Algeria’s Mediterranean coast have killed 34 people over two days, the Algerian authorities said on Tuesday, as an extreme heat wave sears North Africa, Southern Europe and the sea between them.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Love that sears and scars, like the pitiless expanses of the Sahara.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Beef, which came from Spain in the 1600s, sears nicely in a hot wok.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2022
Its fleshy red shape sears through my mind.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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That play still was seared into their collective memory when Dodgers left-hander Alex Vesia picked off Jake Bauers at first base.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
But the experience of what came to be known as the Great War seared itself into the popular consciousness and survives in our collective imagination.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The UN chief's warning came as Europe's latest heatwave brought record temperatures in France and seared other European countries this week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The skies burst into thunder seared with lightning.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Stateside listeners will be delighted to learn that the edition concludes with “Watching the Detectives,” the searing track that was appended to the American release.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
Labour MP Dr Allison Gardner has been living with the "searing pain" of recurrent infections for about 10 years, after first experiencing symptoms with perimenopause.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Fans of Mungiu’s searing dramas might be surprised to hear him crack a joke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent maneuvers in the bond market have come in for some searing criticism from illustrious investor Stanley Druckenmiller — his long-time ally and mentor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She tried lifting her arms, and it was then she felt the trouble, a searing in her left shoulder.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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