frost
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"We know what to do for frost or hail, but not wildfires," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
But to dismiss its deeply emotional virtues would be to suggest one has frost in one’s soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The lemon frost morph originated from a spontaneous genetic mutation that appeared during selective breeding in a large colony of leopard geckos.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
You have to believe in what is under the lid, behind the frost, wrapped in parchment, waiting to become itself again.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
He breathed it out in clouds and it froze in white frost on his mustache and beard.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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This is holding daytime temperatures several degrees below the seasonal norm with some late-season frosts at night.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Wet earth, plenty of sunshine and a lack of frosts have combined to give some plants a noticeable head start.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
As the growing season progresses, the plant puffs itself into a roughly spherical shape, until the first frosts, when it snaps off its stalk and waits to be blown across the landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
According to the latest State of the Climate Report, external, air and ground frosts have reduced by around a quarter since the 1980s.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
This painful ritual went on week after week, until “at last the frosts and storms of November came and threw a chilling barrier between the living and the dead, and we went there no more.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Images show the large windows at the front facing onto the street and a window - perhaps with frosted glass - on the side where the motorhome was parked.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
So, the mirrors were frosted, triggering a debate – not just about space, but also Singapore's fixation with orderliness, the low bar for people to complain, and its many, many rules.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
“You couldn’t see the fine details, but you could see everything else,” said Denise Milano Sprung of the frosted bathroom door of the hotel room she shared with her husband at the Calgary Airport Marriott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
On a Wednesday evening in August, Celeste Perkins walked into El Atacor #1 in Cypress Park holding a towering three-tiered cake, frosted in American buttercream and airbrushed in oversaturated hues of red, green and blue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
Pam is standing there, with her hair all frosted pink to match the pink jacket they make all the cosmetics ladies at Awkworth & Ames wear.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Every chocolate cake needs several ingredients for the batter, along with simple syrup to keep the layers moist, as well as frosting and sometimes decorations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
“Big wasn’t a crush, he was a crash,” Carrie says to Miranda as she peels down the wrapper on a cupcake topped with bright pink buttercream frosting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
Dad walks in holding two small birthday cakes covered in thick, tan-colored frosting.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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