chill
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Still, when it comes to Sullivan, the game’s old-timers—the folks who are usually cynical about this stuff, who urge us all to chill out and relax—can’t contain their enthusiasm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Something’s in the air this fall — and it’s not just the autumnal chill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Museums are turning to Lee Krasner, Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and the Surrealists to lure crowds out of the autumnal chill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But the simplest thing that would chill adoption of agent apps would be if they didn’t gain the ability to reliably do people’s internet chores.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The air was cold now, and a chill wind blew around them.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
“Did you not get chills when he was introduced?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
One person might describe feeling unusually cold, another might mention constant chills, while a clinician could categorize those experiences using a specific medical term.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 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
The chills expanded nationally, then internationally, as the Bulls’ mystique grew and the NBA’s popularity exploded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
The creeptastic night before still lingered in her mind, but the music kept the chills at bay.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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
The measure is modeled on an Oregon law enacted last year that has chilled private-equity healthcare dealmaking in the state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Asked what the difference was between the captaincy of Stokes and Root, fast bowler Josh Tongue said: "It's very chilled out there."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
I came into this room, and the sight of the empty chair and fireless hearth chilled me.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Shudder presents director Nicholas Pineda’s found-footage film about security guards at an old institution with a chilling past.
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
The chilling encounter was captured in a surveillance camera recording that has racked up more than 2.3 million views on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
One can imagine a slow drip of consumer horror stories having a chilling effect on people’s interest in Muse-like apps.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Her cold fingers pressed my skin, chilling me to the bone.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
