chill
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“And pick them up with a kind of chill nature, like you know it’s going to work out. It might take six steps versus two but you’re going to get it done.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
But, at the news conference before the World Cup, his reply of "just, you know, chill, relax" about Somali referee Omar Artan, who had been denied entry to the USA at Miami Airport, sparked concern.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Second, it could chill freedom of speech and assembly.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
With grandma’s nest egg and mom and dad’s retirement tied up in a young couple’s first home, even a slight chill in property valuations causes an arctic frost on consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Sis, I’ve been looking for you,” she says with her usual chill vibe.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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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
"I still get chills when I watch it back," says Maya.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
Other users reported temperature-related symptoms such as chills, feeling cold, hot flashes, and fever-like sensations.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2026
A new terminal that chills and exports LNG just came online on the Gulf Coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
He was in his pajamas, hadn’t even bothered to get dressed, and this sent four-alarm chills running through my whole body.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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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
But under million-dollar luxury apartments chilled by whirling air conditioners, tenants in one of Seoul's last shanty towns suffer headaches in the savage heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In one, it sat on a tiny plate beside a chilled vermouth cocktail garnished with a pearl onion on a spear.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
"I just watched the competition, had some food and chilled and watched the Love Island final," said Evans.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Squatting down until the water reached her chin, she washed her hair and watched it float about her until she grew chilled.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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"It's chilling to think that having any PCBs in your blood is normal, when 90 years ago no-one would have had them as they didn't exist," said Sheen.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hinterhäuser is also an insightful pianist, and he joined baritone Matthias Goerne in a chilling performance of Schubert’s existential song cycle, “Winterreise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In fact—and here is the chilling part—they didn’t act much like human hackers at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
That the film also had gruesome practical effects, brilliant lead performances and an unforgettably chilling score helped, too.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
But never had a pariah had such a chilling effect on bringers of death.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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