summery
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Next came a Hokkaido scallop paired with grilled corn, saffron, and pork belly, a dish that felt unmistakably summery: rich, sweet, and sunlit.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
With its expansive, two-tiered, mural-like background in warm, fresco-like hues by Shepard Fairey, and its summery, cream-colored costume designs by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung, “Heatscape” is a keenly calculated romp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Dressed in a summery suit on a hot afternoon, he was quick to get over to chat to people at the barriers.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
After months of below-average temperatures and weeks of unseasonably wet weather, California’s first heat wave of the year is marking an abrupt transition into summery heat, with record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures expected this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Outside the air smells summery, of mown grass and warm tar, and from somewhere high in the trees I hear a woodpecker rapping.
From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord
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