torrid heat
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Wingo said he pays especially close attention to those who may be more susceptible to the torrid heat, such as pregnant and nursing women and the elderly.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
The torrid heat has gripped China for several weeks, pushing local governments to ask residents and businesses to curb the usage of electricity.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
As the storm churned northward, Southern California broiled under a torrid heat wave, with a recorded temperature of 107.2 degrees in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2019
She suffered in the torrid heat during her first grueling day of training, and dropped out a week later.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018
He kept his word so well, and so clever had been the doctor's diagnosis that Reed Opdyke, flat on his back through all the torrid heat of summer, felt moved to express his envious approbation.
From The Brentons by Dexter, Wilson C.
