frost
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The fourth season of “Ted Lasso” doesn’t entirely frost those bad vibes with its happiness and hopium.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
"We know what to do for frost or hail, but not wildfires," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
With grandma’s nest egg and mom and dad’s retirement tied up in a young couple’s first home, even a slight chill in property valuations causes an arctic frost on consumer sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
According to the researchers, these similarities suggest that studying lemon frost geckos could provide insights that extend well beyond reptile biology.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
I showed them how to frost the cupcakes, and we each did a few.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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
Where skies clear overnight, especially in more sheltered or rural locations, there will be a continued risk of night frosts.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 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
Spring drew on: she was indeed already come; the frosts of winter had ceased; its snows were melted, its cutting winds ameliorated.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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
From the sweet nostalgia of frosted cupcakes to the comforting scent of vanilla cream, food-inspired fragrances have become a surprising obsession.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2025
That night, in the quiet? of his dark room, while a deep and clear cold frosted the starlight over the town, those words came back to Turner: “I will see to it myself.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
It was gooey, soft and slathered in a classic tangy cream cheese frosting.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
One of the more polite children at our doomed gathering explained that she only liked the pink and blue frosting on supermarket cakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Everything else is just frosting on the cake.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
It’s when we enjoy slices of birthday cake to our hearts’ content, savoring every single crumb and licking our plates clean of any frosting.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Just when I think she's finished with all her props and is ready to toss up an ending, out comes a bust of Venus made from cake frosting.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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