sweltering
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It’s the memory of summer cookouts, sweltering, sticky heat, and outdoor lunches with friends.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Monday's sweltering conditions are set to be replicated on Tuesday, with forecasters warning slightly warmer air at lower levels could send the mercury even higher.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
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
This was on a sweltering afternoon as Nelson and I chopped firewood to carry into the kitchen house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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