chill
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The king of the chill beachcombing lifestyle thought he had set up a smooth plan to pass along the fortune he amassed through hits like “Margaritaville” and the business empire that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
This clearly sounds like a blazing hot take that will chill soon and embarrass often.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mortgage rates ticked up to a new high for the year, casting a chill over the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The words gave my uncle an awful chill.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Users also described changes involving body temperature, including chills, feeling unusually cold, hot flashes, and symptoms resembling a fever.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I had chills and shivers up and down my spine. It’s another puzzle in the Ice Age saga that we can put into place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 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 children in question were alternating between the chills and hot flashes of a bad case of sunburn.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
By the time he got home, the fervor had chilled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The phonebooth-sized machine, where jets of chilled air ensure ice-cold comfort, only launched this year but has proved popular in a country that seems to be getting inexorably warmer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
A chilled supermarket aisle might just be the most comfortable place to be as heatwaves continue to warm up the UK.
From BBC ● 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
“Here’s some water,” he said, handing her the chilled bottle.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
As I spoke to the women who had worked, in the early 1970s, to organize and pursue this right, I realized something chilling.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
It leaves us with a chilling moral about how the misdeeds of the past, not properly atoned for, can shape the contours of life, and even death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Shi argues that non-compete agreements harm the economy: “They have a chilling effect and discourage people from looking for new jobs,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Equally chilling is that the book often shows up on banned books lists — not unlike in its narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Enjoy it and be in touch, and I’m sorry once again. I guess you won’t be chilling for a while.”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
