chilling
Example Sentences
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Aside from the chilling effect higher borrowing costs have on debt-dependent industries such as real estate, a higher ‘risk-free rate’ impacts how Wall Street values riskier assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The prosecution opposed the disclosures, saying they would have a "chilling effect" on the lone juror.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is a chilling dynamic that keeps repeating itself in American culture, and one at the heart of “American Hostage,” a dramatic miniseries making its debut Sunday on MGM+.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The artists argued that Macklemore's removal represented a chilling effect on free speech.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
While it was starting, he pulled up a stool between it and Cornelius, who was chilling in the tank with his prehensile tail wrapped around a twig.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
