seared
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Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
This year's ozone pollution was driven in part by record-breaking heatwaves and wildfires that seared Europe and North America and sent smoke well beyond their borders.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
But the experience of what came to be known as the Great War seared itself into the popular consciousness and survives in our collective imagination.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are seared into America’s consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Evan’s watch caught the light and seared Dimple's retina.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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