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Which actor was nicknamed "The King of Cool"?

cool

[kool] / kul /




VERB
reduce temperature, chill down
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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A simpler driver was supply and demand: Corporate debt issuance tied to the AI buildout has begun to cool, leaving fixed-income investors with fewer alternatives.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

But Doncic really wasn’t the only Laker to lose his cool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

U.K. businesses reported that wage growth slowed to 3.9% in October and is expected to cool to 3.4% over the coming 12 months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

It advises putting something cool, like a clean, damp cloth, on the affected area to help with the itching and any swelling and to keep the affected area clean.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

You return to your desk, lay your head on the cool surface.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It could feel pretty chilly as temperatures are expected to gradually edge lower over the coming days, bringing a slightly cooler feel, particularly during the nights and early mornings.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Natural climate patterns can temporarily make the planet warmer or cooler, potentially obscuring longer trends.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

People had to spend more to fill up their cars, fly on planes and pay for their heating bills as the weather turned cooler.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

For younger viewers, the rewatch podcast simulates the old-school water cooler experience of talking about a show the day after it first aired.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Out of the sun’s glare, it was instantly cooler, and there was a soft breeze too.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Several TikTokers influencers claim you can save money and be the coolest house on the block with bigger candy this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

So the idea of going all-in on full-size bars is intriguing: You can save money and be the coolest house on the block?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the coolest of these stars, atmospheric material can reach densities of approximately 1 gram per cubic centimeter, comparable to water and millions of times denser than the Sun's visible surface, known as the photosphere.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

One of the reasons that he wanted to become a writer was that he just thought Rod Serling was the coolest guy on the planet.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Awww, man! You don’t know? It’s only like the coolest comic book out there.”

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

"The shark is now swimming outside the artificial channel, where the water is deeper ... making it less vulnerable to temperature changes as the weather cools and less likely to become trapped."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

As the material cools, however, electrons moving through the surrounding metal begin interacting strongly with the impurity's spin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

A premature New England panic cools with a Patriots victory in Buffalo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

There will be little relief at night, when the region usually cools down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The broad-leafed trees become smaller, there are more pines, the air cools, the sky turns an icier blue: we’re heading away from spring.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Eagerness to crowd into the AI trade in any way possible has cooled as banks have raised concerns over exposure and data-center delays, while climbing interest rates have made debt offerings less attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Related: We stopped helping our neighbors with free home repairs and our friendship cooled.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Cooling the far northern regions alone produced 74% as much CO2 drawdown as a separate simulation in which the entire planet was cooled.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

But the market for such high-end properties has cooled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Steam was introduced into a cylinder, which was then cooled by having water sprayed on to it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Liquefaction plants turn natural gas into a liquid by cooling down and shrinking its volume so it can be shipped around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Some Canadian cities are experimenting with subsidies to help residents cover cooling costs, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Because the session also included a brief cold shower, the findings reflect the combined sauna and cooling routine rather than the isolated effects of heat alone.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

But on Wednesday, Vertiv, which makes cooling and power-management systems for data centers, soothed some of those fears.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Old T.R. sprang up from under Granny’s boxwood, where he’d been cooling off, and ran ahead of us to chase Granny’s dominecker hens out of the path.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns


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