sweltering
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On a day of sweltering heat and unpredictable wind, the Englishman moved to 14 under par with an impeccable round helped by a stroke of fortune at the par-three 14th.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Protesters are taking to the streets and likely to grow more restive in the sweltering Cuban summer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — It was 2 a.m. when a bus carrying dozens of U.S. deportees heaved into this sweltering city in southern Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Hundreds of people, including children, defied the sweltering heat to attend prayers.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
West Virginia’s hilly terrain offered cool evening breezes, whereas Virginia was sweltering and malarial.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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