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the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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While the California Supreme Court considers this important issue, of broader and more immediate concern to San Diego employers and employees are the rules that apply to sweltering workplaces.
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Denver’s weather on Saturday continued a streak of sweltering spring temperatures that broke daily and monthly heat records.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The sweltering temperatures are arriving months earlier than typical and communities have not had time to acclimate, making the early-season heat particularly dangerous, experts say.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
On a sweltering October afternoon in the Singita Grumeti Reserve, a 350,000-acre conservation parcel in northwestern Tanzania, adjacent to the Serengeti National Park, Mwarancha is leading me and a small group of advanced cyclists on a challenging 31-mile ride.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Denver’s weather on Saturday continued a streak of sweltering spring temperatures that broke daily and monthly heat records.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026
The sweltering temperatures are arriving months earlier than typical and communities have not had time to acclimate, making the early-season heat particularly dangerous, experts say.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
On a sweltering October afternoon in the Singita Grumeti Reserve, a 350,000-acre conservation parcel in northwestern Tanzania, adjacent to the Serengeti National Park, Mwarancha is leading me and a small group of advanced cyclists on a challenging 31-mile ride.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sweltering
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweltering. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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