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as in bruised
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as in scorched
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The weekend blaze at a mattress factory on Cortlandt Street scorched an entire block and is still causing problems across the community.—
Elijah Westbrook,
CBS News,
6 May 2026 -
The fires scorched trails, campgrounds and beloved ecosystems in and around Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapahoe and Roosevelt national forests.—
Kyle Manley,
The Conversation,
6 May 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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They are lacerated by propellers.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Some of the women were bleeding from their reproductive organs, while others had blood dripping from slashes on their breasts, their bodies having been lacerated with a sharp instrument.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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The spices are roasted in a pan until fragrant and golden and then ground into a fine powder.—
Madhushree Basu Roy,
Saveur,
30 Apr. 2026
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Whiting gently roasted Johnson with a story about their initial meeting.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the new system, post-consumer plastics were first boiled in sulfuric acid for six hours.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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Whether baked, fried, boiled or mashed, potatoes are a big part of breakfast, lunch and dinner.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
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One apartment, which was charred black, had an open door, while its neighbor closed their front door.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Grill in a grill basket, covered, over medium-high, stirring occasionally, until artichokes are lightly charred and peppers are softened, 7 to 10 minutes.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 May 2026
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Concerns about artificial intelligence replacing human workers have simmered over the past year as companies slash headcounts, AI models grow more capable of office work and businesses integrate AI more deeply into their operations.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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In the past few years, Russia, at an enormous cost to its own forces, made steady advances on the battlefield (most estimates suggest more than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the conflict).—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Semrade fled the station immediately after the attack, leaving Ozsoy critically injured on the platform.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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“Scalded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalded. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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