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frosty

[fraw-stee, fros-tee] / ˈfrɔ sti, ˈfrɒs ti /


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Price increases raise concern that consumers will buy fewer devices, reducing memory demand overall, as well as provoking worries about frosty relationships between the memory-chip companies and their biggest customers.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Price's policy of tipping 15% in a restaurant might seem generous to many people, but in certain cities in the US it could very well result in a frosty response from a waiter or waitress.

From BBC May 27, 2026

The atmosphere had been less frosty when Trump arrived at the dominating Great Hall of the People for the talks.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

But more intriguing than the frosty back and forth is the footnote Justice Alito dropped in his opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

A glacial sun filled the streets, and a high wind filled the air with scraps of paper and frosty dust, and banged the hanging signs of stores and storefront churches.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

Once we move to the “Mother” sequence, we’ve started to acclimate to the movie’s discomfiting rhythms — which is good considering that, if anything, Timothea and Lilith’s relationship with their mom is even frostier.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

"It's an open secret that relations between Addis Ababa and Asmara have grown ever frostier over the past year," said Alan Boswell, project director, Horn of Africa, at the International Crisis Group.

From Reuters Oct. 26, 2023

The news got a much frostier reception from the Kremlin.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2023

But what is always a cold gathering feels much frostier this time round.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2022

Frostier heads than mine have gained honor in the world; frostier hearts have imbibed new warmth, and been newly happy.

From The Blithedale Romance by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

“This day will come as inevitably as spring comes to replace even the frostiest winter.”

From Washington Times Apr. 17, 2023

The Bentley is capable of getting you anywhere on earth that you’re not likely to go, from the deepest deserts to the frostiest arctic to the autobahn at 187 miles per hour.

From The Verge Mar. 8, 2016

But even the frostiest fashion editor might be allowed a little smile of anticipation at the lineup for this year's London Fashion Week.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2013

SE14bloke conjured up a scene to melt the frostiest of hearts.

From The Guardian May 27, 2010

My grandmother put on her frostiest look, but didn't answer him.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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