chilling

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When I asked him how he approaches the stewardship of two houses synonymous with their founders’ creative visions, he offered a personally chilling analogy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

Jack followed her gaze, and noticed something chilling.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley