chilling

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This had a chilling effect on tech-loving individual investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But it’s also likely to have a chilling effect on one of its hyperscaler peers, according to Jason Helfstein, head of internet research at Oppenheimer.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

She called the network’s decision to allow her contract to expire “a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting” that “sends a chilling message to the entire newsroom.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But extracting the pulp and chilling it to -20C involves significant investment in equipment which, he says, will involve a change in mindset for many farmers.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

One of the most compelling, and chilling, exhibits was the Krupp Pavilion, where Fritz Krupp’s “pet monster” stood at the center of an array of heavy guns.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson