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
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
Maybe I’ll still be kept warm by my summer odyssey come December, when frost whitens the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
And in Brazil, farmers are still struggling to recover from a severe frost in 2021 that damaged the arabica crop.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
When they put their mouths close to the pane and blew their breath on it, the white frost melted and ran in drops down the glass.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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This means we are seeing less snow and fewer frosts - in fact we now get around four weeks less ground frost than we did half a century ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
Elsewhere across the UK there will be widespread overnight frosts and an increasing risk of snow showers affecting parts of Northern Ireland, northern England and North Wales by the end of this week.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
There will be some overnight frosts and risk of ice where showers fall.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
The weather was growing fouler every day as the Antarctic winter approached, with hard frosts and cold rain.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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He went to the toilet, which is when he saw a flicker of orange through the frosted glass of the window.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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
Holding three-month-old Colin under one arm, she frosted and decorated the cake.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Samosas and other finger foods, cupcakes frosted like flags, and of course our Halwa Cuppa Tea ice cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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When frosting a cake, consider piping in swirls rather than straight lines for a tipsy Victorian look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 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
Joey Witter brought in pretzel sticks, which we got to dip into frosting and red sprinkles.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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