sweltering
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In the Northeast, long the epicenter of American sleep-away camp culture, many of the best-known camps were founded more than a century ago as escapes from sweltering East Coast cities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
An unseasonable weather pattern that included heavy rain and sweltering heat served as a signal for rattlesnakes to slither out of their underground winter burrows in search of food and mates.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
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
When the grid goes out on a sweltering night, so does his fan, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
In contrast, Europeans in North America are generally shown as being fully clothed, even in the sweltering heat of summer.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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