sweltering heat
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Some had waited all afternoon in sweltering heat beneath the scant shade of umbrellas, while others, the best prepared, had set up their telescopes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the sweltering heat has had a "serious impact this summer on people's health and on our NHS".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
But as Southern California’s focus shifts to the sweltering heat expected for the day and the rest of the week, an expert noted that soot and particulate matter may not be dispersing normally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Expats and tourists from some of the hottest, muggiest U.S. states are bewildered: How has a lifetime of sweltering heat not prepared them for this?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
There was something about Detective Geyer’s lone search through the sweltering heat of that summer that captured everyone’s imagination.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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