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In addition to the Quarry and Stone Canyon fires, Colorado is also grappling with the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has singed more than 5,000 acres north of Denver and was 0% contained as of Tuesday.
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Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
The only major injury was proprietor J.M. Wilkins, who ran to safety with his beard and hair singed, and minor injuries to his hands and lungs.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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Holly Yan, CNN, 31 July 2024
Their process stays true to the past: Wool is woven, charred to singe loose ends, then repeatedly washed and dried for softness.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2024
The town's historic banyan tree was singed in the blaze.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
The only major injury was proprietor J.M. Wilkins, who ran to safety with his beard and hair singed, and minor injuries to his hands and lungs.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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Chicken Fajita Taco Last seen on the menu in the early 2000s, the Chicken Fajita Taco is made with chicken breast tucked in a soft flour tortilla, and toasted with red peppers, poblano and charred onions.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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For the past few weeks, Syrians have converged there to curse, spit and even urinate on the memorial, its high arched ceilings charred from when rebels set the tomb on fire.Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Eaton Fire, which sparked Tuesday near Pasadena, had scorched a total of 13,690 acres and damaged at least 5,000 buildings as of Friday afternoon.Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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As the worst disaster raged around them, hired hands kept working to pay the bills Jan. 9, 2025 By Thursday, neighborhoods still smoldered for miles up and down the Pacific Coast Highway, more than 5,000 homes and businesses scorched.Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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But once again, that also seems like a standard thing that people who really like to bake might already have.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
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The only difference is that the new Scribe comes with these features baked in.Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Singe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singe. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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