melting

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Although there are no direct references, such Surrealist and Expressionist tropes as Salvador Dalí’s melting watches and Edvard Munch’s screaming bridge-walker seem to lurk in Ms. Butterly’s aesthetic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

First, colder ocean temperatures during ice ages reduced melting beneath portions of the Antarctic ice sheet that extend below sea level.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

With U.S. tech stocks melting higher, the bulls are clearly “winning.”

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Where the surprise-released “GNX” was airtight, instantly repayable and quotable, this is just a melting monolith of Drake content.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Ophie fetched tea and ran hither and thither as she was told, and the winter continued melting into spring.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland