scorching
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The album is loaded with Anthrax trademarks — serrated, crunchy riffs, soaring lead vocals, bludgeoning beats, and scorching guitar — but there are also galactic noise effects, angular song structures and atypical chord configurations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“A scorching mid-September may enhance the seasonal cliff in power sector gas burns ahead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
At least 35,000 excess deaths have been linked to the scorching heat waves in Europe over the summer, though that is likely an undercount.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
After weeks of scorching heat and drought the summer's swan song is set to be one of frequent downpours as well as gales for some.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
However, the surface of the planet is a scorching 467 degrees Celsius, the ground is barren and rocky, and clouds of sulfuric acid roam the atmosphere.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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