swelter

And he finds gripping ways to keep those centuries-old resentments bubbling at the surface until they reach a sweltering boil.

For her and others who looked like her, the Loma Alta pool served as a refuge from both the lingering racism and the sweltering summers of the small town in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills.

They died inside and out of prison, stabbed beneath the sweltering Central Valley sun and gunned down on darkened streets in Pomona, Lomita and Lancaster.

For her – and most Australians – cooling off on a sweltering day means a solid drive to the coast, plus an eternity trying to find a parking space.

It was a sweltering morning and the sun shone on the Nile as the clamorous city was rousing to life.