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the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
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On a sweltering August afternoon in 1918, on the fourth floor of a hat factory on east 93rd Street in Manhattan, a young Russian immigrant named Hyman Rosansky tossed anti-war flyers out the window to the street below.
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Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Myrtle Beach delivers average January highs of 57 degrees and February highs of 61 degrees — ideal for outdoor exploration without the sweltering summer heat.
—Lisa A. Beach, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The main hall, essentially a very long gray tent, was filled with the sounds of power tools and hadn’t yet been air-conditioned, giving it the feeling of a sweltering urban jungle.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
In 2018, a judge ordered that a Texas prison’s sweltering conditions amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Myrtle Beach delivers average January highs of 57 degrees and February highs of 61 degrees — ideal for outdoor exploration without the sweltering summer heat.
—Lisa A. Beach, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The main hall, essentially a very long gray tent, was filled with the sounds of power tools and hadn’t yet been air-conditioned, giving it the feeling of a sweltering urban jungle.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
In 2018, a judge ordered that a Texas prison’s sweltering conditions amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Sweltering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweltering. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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