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cold

[kohld] / koʊld /




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For most adults, cold sores are usually a painful but common infection.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Normally, trade winds blow east to west along the equator, pushing warm water from South America toward Asia, while cold water rises from the depths to replace it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Olivia's first match on the night is Edward and he agrees that recent dating trends leave him feeling cold.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The investigation then ran cold when authorities couldn’t determine his identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He did not once complain, about his leg, about his wheezing, about the cold.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

"People get freshers flu or colds all the time in first year, so I got two medicines," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Multiple studies conducted since the ones Pauling analyzed show that if there is an effect on vitamin C and colds, it’s minimal.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

But that didn’t stop him publishing a book on vitamin C and colds in 1970.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

He grew up drinking hot water and boiling fruit for soups to combat colds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

When we catch colds, they shake their heads in disgust at our lack of consideration.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

As the high builds from the west, widespread northerly winds will develop delivering colder air and a chilly feel.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The weather pattern may produce wetter weather, which could be colder.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

A colder winter, weaker wind generation or stronger Chinese buying could intensify competition for LNG cargoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It would need to be much colder than normal during the rest of the year for 2026 to not be one the warmest on record for the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Watch yourself,” the sheriff says, his eyes colder than anything else our little town has ever seen before.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

The coldest air is essentially locked away to the north of us.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

This planet, however, is the coldest lava world found so far with evidence of an atmosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

But they tend to be clustered in the areas exposed to the nation’s coldest temperatures, the agency noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The tech giant is building data centers in one of Europe's coldest countries.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

I tried the number again while the obliging proprietor dug up his two coldest ones from the bottom of the deep freeze.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez


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