searing
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Wide swaths of California will face searing temperatures over the weekend, with forecasters issuing a heat advisory for non-coastal areas and warning about the risk of adverse fire weather.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Mohit said he kept running as a searing pain coursed through his body until he reached a café, bought a bottle of water and washed his wounds.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“While bears beat back the bullish test higher, however, searing heat will return early next week, particularly in Texas, while Corpus Christi LNG feedgas nominations are creeping up.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Our chests feel tight," she told AFP, saying the smoke combined with recent searing heatwaves and parched fields left conditions feeling "eerie."
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
The word enters my ear like a snake, searing itself into my brain, and I recoil, like his statement of ridiculousness pushed me.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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