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the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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One way to compensate for our somewhat sweltering temperatures is to give hydrangeas the right amount of water to keep them healthy.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay Tunnel.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the Sunshine State’s sweltering summer weather takes hold, a slew of springtime events land in Central Florida this weekend.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Amid the sweltering heat and almost menacingly lush greenery, Louise compiles an exquisite taxonomy of local types.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay Tunnel.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Before the Sunshine State’s sweltering summer weather takes hold, a slew of springtime events land in Central Florida this weekend.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
Amid the sweltering heat and almost menacingly lush greenery, Louise compiles an exquisite taxonomy of local types.
—Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweltering. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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