sunbaked

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McMurtry was born in 1936 in Archer City, a town of a few thousand on the sunbaked and featureless plains of north-central Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

KRATIE, Cambodia — As Dr. Sreyleak Luch drove to work the morning of Feb. 8, through busy sunbaked streets in Cambodia’s Mekong river delta, she played the overnight voice messages from her team.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

As Dr. Sreyleak Luch drove to work the morning of Feb. 8, through busy sunbaked streets in Cambodia’s Mekong river delta, she played the overnight voice messages from her team.

From New York Times • May 20, 2024

There was a time when “summer books” meant popcorn reads you consumed in a sunbaked afternoon — disposable books devoured and left behind for the next hotel room guest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Her grippy shoes were ruined, their soles cracked like sunbaked mud, so she flew slowly, scooping up handfuls of water to soothe her burning face and arms.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld