swelter
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Coughlan also said that the recent heatwaves, which saw the south east of England swelter in temperatures as high as 35C, had been the "nail in the coffin" for the firm.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
At least 101 million Europeans were forecast to swelter in temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heatwave.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
When the city starts to swelter, the smell of trash sticks ineradicably to a garbageman’s body and soul.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
As Southern Californians swelter in a Labor Day weekend heat wave, forecasters are warning that one escape valve — the beaches — could be hazardous.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2025
I asked Mother if I could cut off my hair, which hung in a dense swelter all the way down my back.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing swelter
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech (1963)
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"I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr.
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