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swelter

[swel-ter] / ˈswɛl tər /
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suffocate
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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 130 million people in Europe were expected to swelter through temperatures of more than 35C, down from 190 million on Sunday according to an AFP analysis.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 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

South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

SEE ALSO: South Korea scrambles as global Scout gathering swelters in ‘heat trap’

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

As much of the United States swelters under record heat, Amazon drivers and warehouse workers have gone on strike in part to protest working conditions that can exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

The heat swelters almost all year round and elephants occasionally roam the area.

From BBC ● May 1, 2023

Man can exist at the frigid poles even if the temperature is 75 degrees below Fahrenheit zero; and in the deserts and the tropics, he swelters under temperatures of 115 degrees, but he still lives.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David Peck Todd

As the country sweltered through one of the many heatwaves of a baking summer in late June, towering thunderclouds were gathering over the south of England and across much of northern Europe.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Europe has sweltered through one heat wave after another this summer, and its green disavowal of air conditioning comes at an economic cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Earlier this week parts of the UK sweltered through another heatwave that peaked on Wednesday, with temperature reaching 35.2C in Writtle, Essex.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The figure was released as Japan sweltered in a heatwave that has killed at least 14 people over the past week.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Men froze by winter and sweltered in summer.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

In the sweltering heat, fellow fish vendor Faraba Fatty stated bluntly that "without electricity, we have a very bad life".

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

And it’s all being experienced with little to no air conditioning, from schools to subways to hospitals to homes, making daily life a sweltering burden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Daisy Chain Fields arrived on a sweltering summer Saturday, plopped in the middle of Irvine’s suede hills, inside Orange County lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Residents in the Moreno Valley were left sweltering without power during outages on Tuesday amid triple-digit temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

July came and brought sweltering heat, and the happy announcement from Dr. Grossman that my father was now well enough to be able to go to the cottage in August and resume teaching in September.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok




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