chill
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Finally, a few more Fed rate hikes could temper the economy’s growth and cast a slight chill on inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
Most towns and cities will experience temperatures around zero or just below, while rural spots in Scotland and even southern England chill to minus 5C.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
You can eat it slightly warm or chill it for later.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
But there’s no icy chill to his vision, only the glib confidence that a feel-good montage or a piercing Anohni and the Johnsons ballad will blind us to his film’s lack of human connection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
On early spring nights in rural Hydesville, New York, the chill dampness from Mud Creek seeped into a person’s bones should a foot, or a finger, escape thick layers of homemade quilts.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Make sense of the midterms with Slate: Speaking of tricks and treats, watch this livestream recording from Slate’s politics team, who broke down all the spooky thrills and chills we can expect on Election Day.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026
The line chills not because something like Instagram Kids feels plausible, but because it’s already a reality.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
By then, he was suffering from fever, chills, muscle pain, a sore throat and bleeding.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Did you not get chills when he was introduced?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
I got chills on the back of my neck, like Fred was tapping his toe on my foot.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Some business groups have argued that the approval and environmental assessment process for major infrastructure projects in Canada drags on and has chilled investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
By the time he got home, the fervor had chilled out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
People can also soak their clothing in cold water or apply an iced or chilled damp towel to their body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
But now some may have to do without as supermarket chilled sections are nearly empty.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
It blew through his clothes and chilled his body inside and made him shiver.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
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“People who have been systematically impacted, been arrested and are trying to leave all of those problems behind, this can have a chilling effect on them becoming intervention workers,” Garcia-Leys said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Behind the scenes of crypto’s biggest nightmare: Last week, the founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange delivered a chilling warning that read like a tagline to a horror movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
The production’s novelty: Audience members wear headphones, so we hear Lucas’s voice more intimately, and also the creaks and thumps and eerie noises that enhance the chilling tale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
What’s chilling about these interviews is how they don’t feel like whistleblowing but rather a fact-finding inquiry with available explainers who betray little affect or remorse, even when the topic of personal doubt arises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
When Papi argued, he put all his energy into holding himself erect, maintaining a steady calm that was chilling to us children but had the opposite effect on Mami.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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