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After a bit of a reprieve from an oppressively hot summer, another heat wave is set to scorch Southern California this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

A potentially dangerous, record-setting heat wave is forecast to scorch Southern California on Thursday and Friday, with triple-digit highs possible in many spots across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

“In a physical attack, you can crash into drones, trap them in a net or scorch them with a laser,” said Andres Gomez, an electronics engineer at Aeronautical Industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

All eyes then turned on the final racer, the 25-year-old Braathen keeping his calm to scorch through to a historic victory for his adopted homeland.

From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025

Buffeted about by the spirals of gold, Lon concentrated on the scorch marks.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

While it has been widely reported that the helicopters' exhaust scorches grass, Trump added Monday that the airflow is so powerful, the lawn actually "gets ripped out."

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

The scene in which Biff almost violently embraces Willy and tries—in vain—to make him discard his illusions scorches with its sadness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The May 22 Sports article “Early Voting scorches in Preakness” contained an error so blatant that it is clear the reporter is not well acquainted with the sport.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022

For milder burns and scorches on stainless steel and aluminum pans, you can usually make do with a few pantry staples.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2021

It scorches my blood and sears my thoughts.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

That included biotech’s Moderna, whose boffo cancer therapy results launched its stock up 177% on Wednesday and scorched short sellers betting on its decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Footage sent to the BBC shows destroyed houses in Stourbridge, with scorched earth and burnt out trees nearby.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

In the town of Stourbridge in central England, images showed scorched fields and burnt out homes on Thursday, the UK's hottest day of the year so far.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

I cannot erase the image of that scorched cell from my mind.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

It was now the sweetest hour of the twenty-four:—“Day its fervid fires had wasted,” and dew fell cool on panting plain and scorched summit.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

But homeowners can see much bigger monthly bills during the scorching summer or freezing winter months, when they might run their heating or air-conditioning systems more aggressively.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous U.S., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, dramatically marking an already scorching summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Flip-flops have always been a popular solution to sweaty, uncomfortable feet in scorching weather - and now they've had a revamp.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Saturday’s rehearsals took place under a scorching sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

They had brought over the fritter and drink stands from the Street of the Turks and the people were in good spirits as they bore the tedium of waiting and the scorching sun.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez