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melt

[melt] / mɛlt /




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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

The adhesive CreateMe uses is thermoset, which means that ironing or washing machine temperatures aren't enough to melt it and make the clothes fall apart, insists Myers.

From BBC • May 18, 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

And since the power was bound to go out, it made sense to finish off anything in the freezer that was going to melt or spoil.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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