chilling

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Chilling films and Lynchian surrealism pervade the tracklist of “Be Sweet to Me,” which relies on symbolic lyricism to illustrate coming-of-age stories.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Chilling effects are thus not only repressive – causing self-censorship – but productive.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Chilling a washed egg reduces that risk, because low temperatures slow down gas exchange between air and egg.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2025

His role in the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina saw him being named among Bafta's "Breakthrough Brits" in 2019.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2024

Chilling instructions came that he might employ civilians in fatigue and police duty, and that he might send his proposed party of laborers to Castle Pinckney.

From Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 by Nicolay, John George