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as in bruised
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as in scorched
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The record-setting temperature was recorded just outside Martinez Lake, Arizona, in the Yuma Desert, as a winter heat wave scorched the Southwest, according to the National Weather Service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
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Wildfires have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 500,000 acres (202,340 hectares).—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Nov. 2025
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In the process, one robber violently shoved the store’s octogenarian owner to the ground, police said, leaving him bloodied and lacerated from numerous shards of glass.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Catherine’s right leg was lacerated to the bone and nearly amputated by a propeller.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also set the stage for a potentially perilous wildfire season.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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As is practically a rite of passage for fathers, Andrew McCarthy got roasted by his son.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Jamaicans typically eat ripe plantain fried or boiled as a side dish.—
Andre Fowles,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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There, they are boiled with sugar and then made into a red bean paste to use in other recipes for pastries or other desserts.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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The walls were charred black from the fire’s smoke.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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They were charred, covered in cotton sheets.—
Fazelminallah Qazizai,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Serbia does not recognize the split and tensions have simmered ever since.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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After a wild few days with expletives and a brief rule change, tensions simmered and teams and players more or less moved on.—
Sallee Ann Harrison,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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When Iowa State's best player got injured in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Nate Heise stepped up.—
Ren Clayton,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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One resident was injured and about 150 others were displaced after a motel fire in White Settlement on Thursday afternoon, officials said in a Facebook post.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Scalded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalded. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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