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“Any time Lenore says the word ‘sugah,’ it just makes me melt into a puddle on the floor,” Winderbaum says, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Power plants harnessing this process couldn’t melt down and would create only a little short-lived radioactive waste, but they remain theoretical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

It is best known for its unusually low melting point, which allows a gallium spoon to melt in a cup of hot tea.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Chronologically speaking, this is the first time in Elle’s life that her rosy outlook and zealous reverence for Cosmopolitan are powerless to melt the Seattle freeze.

From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026

He found a large rock he could use as an anvil base, and he pulled nails from his tool belt until he had enough to melt into a plate for a hammering surface.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Think of this as savory frico brittle: buttery Ritz crackers, broken into uneven pebbles and hunks, tossed with Parmesan, herbs and a little fat, then baked until the cheese melts into crisp, golden clusters.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Sternly staring at inflation until it melts before our withering gaze is not an option,” Waller said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Take Canton, Ohio-based Metallus, which melts scrap in an electric furnace to make its steel bars and other specialty steel products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Skelton said: "It's clear that he does make statements and then when he's challenged or we have evidence, that sort of melts away."

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

But then his mouth turns up into that lopsided smile and the world melts away.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, olive oil, Pecorino and black pepper.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

A burnt guitar and effects pedal board were lying on the pavement outside the bar on Monday, with flowers left on a partially melted electric keyboard.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Scientists had long believed those covalent bonds disappeared when gallium melted.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

As late summer melted into a vibrant fall and then into the cold of upstate winter, I knew my answer: No.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

I’d dumped the melted ice out shortly after Jack and I finished the popcorn.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

During “Firefall” in February — an annual phenomenon when sunlight lands on the water cascading from Horsetail Fall, making it glow orange and red, like molten lava — the crowds were reportedly nightmarish.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Aluminum Company, which will turn molten metal from the smelter into products such as specialty alloys and wire rod.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

The confession results in confusion and anger erupting like molten lava from all sides, instantly corroding Emma’s bond with Charlie and her relationships with their friends.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026

Instead of relying on harsh chemicals, it starts with solid materials called MAX phases and uses molten salts along with iodine vapor to form MXene sheets.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026

The Linotype machine resembled a medieval torture device with its hulking metal form and the wisps of steam curling from the cauldron of molten lead in its core.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The researchers propose that when the bonds break apart, the resulting increase in entropy, a measure of disorder, frees the atoms and makes melting easier.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Europe's rapid warming is partly the result of the melting of bright snow and ice, and a drop in the number of tiny polluting particles in the air.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

What 250 years means: 250 years of America means to me a melting pot of different cultures, like America’s very diverse… I feel like that’s the strength in the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

It also requires exporters to outline where melting and pouring to produce steel took place to make it easier to trace imports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Then the water stopped melting underneath him, and the body of the angler fish began to sink.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young