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
It is cold little chaos, packaged in cardboard and frost.
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
Gardeners and growers across the northern half of the UK will then need to be on alert on Saturday night as a frost is possible.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Hatred seethed in Khione’s eyes, but she withheld her frost.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
While it is expected to be a little too breezy for widespread overnight frosts, some prone locations may dip to freezing where skies clear between weather fronts.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 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
There will be some overnight frosts and risk of ice where showers fall.
From BBC ● 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
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
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
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
If you’re not in the mood for a hulking sirloin — and if just creamed spinach and a frosted martini feel like insufficient ballast — skip the burger.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 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
Mr. Anderson’s floor was a warren of lawyer’s offices, with rich carpets, walls of dark brown wood, and doors inlaid with frosted glass.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
And, most importantly, it encouraged consumers to get creative with other aspects of baking: shaping, frosting and decorating.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026
Beyond serving customers at the counter, I also worked in the back, finishing donuts through tasks like jelly filling, frosting and powdering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 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
We spend the rest of the morning baking my traditional birthday cake of vanilla sponge with vanilla cream frosting.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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