melt
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But a steel structure doesn’t need to melt to fail; it just needs to be sufficiently weakened.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
You could absolutely use feta, goat cheese, mozzarella or cream cheese depending on what’s in your fridge, but there’s something uniquely satisfying about the melt of American cheese here.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Between 1950 and 2023, extreme melt events produced an average of 12.7 gigatons of water per decade.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
Ang Sarki Sherpa, who has worked as an icefall doctor for years, said he expected the serac to melt because its lower part was weak.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Hot enough to melt the fuel rods and allow them to sink right through the bottom of the reactor.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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