sweltering
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In the Northeast, long the epicenter of American sleep-away camp culture, many of the best-known camps were founded more than a century ago as escapes from sweltering East Coast cities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
When the grid goes out on a sweltering night, so does his fan, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Benfica's win against Bayern Munich in Charlotte was played at 15:00 local time in sweltering 36C conditions.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
So here I sit in my sweltering house, trying not to think about Megan.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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