chill
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“Everyone says I was the most chill bride they ever met. I wasn’t stressed about anything except the missing veil. My veil was missing for a little bit,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
And he’s saying things, even on “Saturday Night Live,” that were patently untrue… Even when he says, “Did you think I was going to be a chill, normal dude?”
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
In his newsletter, the Surge, Jim explains one story that’s essential for understanding the news, one story to keep an eye on, and one story that everyone needs to chill out about.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
He was, in short, a chill little dude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
As the train departs and shadowy London pinches smaller behind us, a chill prickles at the back of my neck.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Make sense of the midterms with Slate: Speaking of tricks and treats, watch this livestream recording from Slate’s politics team, who broke down all the spooky thrills and chills we can expect on Election Day.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
By then, he was suffering from fever, chills, muscle pain, a sore throat and bleeding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
This last, it is said, may be a deleted chapter from the novel but is notable for many chills of its own, such as that evoked by the alarming tombstone inscription: “The dead travel fast.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Perhaps the production was so focused on making sure all the actors looked pallid, and every scene lifeless, that they forgot to add the thrills and chills.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
“With a little jacket trimmed with galloon, and that petticoat of tobine. Given the chills on the river.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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A simple question about chilled caffeine has sparked heated debates on couches and online about workplace decorum, highlighting shifting expectations of professionalism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In February, Waitrose said it would suspend sales of fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel due to overfishing concerns, while tinned products would be phased out as existing stock was sold.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel to their body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But now some may have to do without as supermarket chilled sections are nearly empty.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Anyway, the night of the seventh, we were in Fang’s basement and the air was thick, but we weren’t all chilled out and laughing at nothing like usual.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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He’s both charming and chilling, expertly using a near-imperceptible shift in expression or tone to keep the audience on their toes.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Calls from leading AI executives to slow the development of frontier AI models amid heightened safety concerns are also chilling the M&A environment, the report noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The prosecution opposed the disclosures, saying they would have a "chilling effect" on the lone juror.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Ron added to Harry as the group of second-year girls who had been listening to his chilling tale departed.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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