seared
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The fear and fascination of that era were "seared into the collective consciousness", Devasundaram told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Crows circled the blackened earth looking for seared animals to feast on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Or you might have seared in your mind the image of the beaked masks that plague doctors wore in the 1600s, which, given the lack of treatments at the time, became closely associated with death.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are seared into America’s consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the nightmarish sight of his father near death and his feelings of helplessness were forever seared in Kermit’s mind, haunting him.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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