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In Spain and neighbouring Portugal, people swarmed beaches in giant crowds, braved the streets clutching hand-held fans or used umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun as the weekend turned scorchingly hot.

From Barron's • Jun. 21, 2026

On a scorchingly hot day in the American Midwest, Tim Maxwell is voicing his fears about the future of farming.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

My method was always bringing the steak to room temperature, salting it heavily, then cooking it in a cast-iron pan that was scorchingly hot before basting with butter, garlic thyme and rosemary.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2024

“My criteria is to stop the immediate suffering — get folks off the street so they can have heat when it’s cold and air conditioning when it is scorchingly hot,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

However, we thought this once we would alter our plans, as the dawn was even then breaking, and we knew that in a very short time the sun would be scorchingly hot.

From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.