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as in scorched
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After she was killed, prosecutors said Hunter fled Florida in a van stolen from another neighbor, which was found scorched in Texas around the time of his arrest.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The Morrill Fire scorched more than 640,000 acres.—
Dan Peck,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 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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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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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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One enchilada platter has roasted sweet potato and a cashew crema filling ($18).—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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The late-night host roasted the president for his threats to erase Iran on Tuesday's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.—
Debbie Day,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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About 100 volunteers spent a couple hours at Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church on March 21 combining ingredients that when boiled in water would become 30,000 meals for those in need.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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This means water from the tap should be boiled for at least five minutes before drinking.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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One of the mission's primary objectives is to test the capsule's heat shield during re-entry, which had partially cracked and charred away during the Artemis I mission in 2022, reported Florida Today, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Images of the aftermath also show cars and vehicles charred and burned.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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Armstrong worried that something simmered between Moriah and her longtime boyfriend Colin Strickland, whom Armstrong lived with.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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At Psito, chunks of potatoes are simmered in a lemon and oregano poaching liquid until the potatoes are tender and completely infused with these traditional flavors.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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They were seriously injured and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Doubts about the durability of the ceasefire arose just hours after the announcement as a round of intense Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed and injured hundreds.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Scalded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalded. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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