bake in
Britishverb
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The vast majority of urban, public grade schools in California are paved-over “nature deserts” sorely lacking in trees or shade — leaving most of the state’s 5.8 million school-age children to bake in the sun during breaks from the classroom as rising global temperatures usher in more dangerous heat waves.
From Los Angeles Times
Last month, five police chiefs, including Sir Mark Rowley, head of the Metropolitan Police, said years of cuts had left forces working with "outdated" technology and warned further cuts would "bake in structural inefficiencies".
From BBC
He added that "a lack of investment will bake in the structural inefficiencies for another three years and will lose a once in a generation opportunity to reform the service".
From BBC
Both Hemsley and McGowan are amateur bakers and they ran into several obstacles when learning to bake in a large, commercial setting.
From Salon
Larson is eyeing crepe myrtles from the Southeast, as well as manzanitas and conifers from Northwestern California and Southern Oregon; particularly ones from higher elevations that get cold but also bake in the summer and are used to dry summers.
From Seattle Times
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