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icy

[ahy-see] / ˈaɪ si /




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"There's an icy shell, there's water underneath, and there's all this speculation about how that water can come from deep underground and make its way all the way up without freezing en route," Ojha said.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

A coming-of-age trilogy that traverses icy seas and snowy mountains concludes among the everyday struggles of an Icelandic village.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

When players cooled themselves with cold drinks and icy towels during short breaks and took longer halftimes, their core temperatures and cardiovascular strain lowered considerably more than they did after only passive breaks, Brown wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Edgoose says the icy temperatures are especially great during a spell of hot weather and the staff have "probably got the best job at the moment".

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

An explosion of icy wind and blue light bursts out.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

What killed in Austin drew a decidedly icier reception in Boston.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

But as harp seals move north to colder, icier habitats, such as off Baffin Island, they may face a new threat: polar bears.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

In more frigid and icier environments, they depended more on animals and fish.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

The Weddell Sea still remains far icier than other Antarctic waters, though in recent years ice conditions have been lighter than usual.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2022

Even packed together in the wagon, with woolen blankets to our noses, we are certain to be icier than the inside of Logan's icehouse!

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

"That day will come as surely as spring comes after even the iciest of winters," he insisted from the dock, addressing anyone who might hear, against all the odds.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2023

Across the world’s iciest regions, communities live with the looming threat of inland tsunamis — massive walls of water moving quickly and forcefully from melting glaciers, known as glacial lake outburst floods.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2023

But it also dragged on for about 30,000 years—long enough time for substantial portions of the world’s iciest places to melt away.

From Scientific American Dec. 20, 2022

After wallowing around in the gross-out bad behavior of the Sokes, Thurman is the ray of sunshine that melts even the iciest Chicago snow; the sweetness that cuts through the acid.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2016

I shot Mom the iciest look I could give.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez




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