sweltering
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Umesh Babu, 35, spends long hours in sweltering conditions making bangles in an open-air workshop under a tin roof that offers little relief from the heat.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 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
Indeed, many were dressed for it, wearing tennis shoes and baseball caps to evade the sweltering sun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
When the grid goes out on a sweltering night, so does his fan, he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
One sweltering summer afternoon, I attended a Harlem street rally which contained a lot of these teen-agers in the crowd.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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