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arctic

[ahrk-tik, ahr-tik] / ˈɑrk tɪk, ˈɑr tɪk /


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Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

The suspected culprit behind this loss is precisely what most would guess – warming seas, melting arctic ice and a decrease in prey availability.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dips in the jet stream will allow arctic air to spread across the UK by the end of the UK.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

It was also the biggest one-week percentage jump on record, driven by an arctic blast that brought dangerous cold, heavy snow and ice and disrupted travel in much of the central and eastern U.S..

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

In the afternoon, Duane searched out his friend the arctic fox.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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