froze

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Uncertainty over which institutions would bear the costs for these failed loans led to panic, and the financial markets froze up.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

Our ancestors whose attention drifted past the rustle in the grass left fewer descendants than those who froze, looked and listened.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

In both 2015 and 2016, for example, the board froze the rent for one-year lease renewals, and in 2019 and 2020, the board only approved a 1.5% increase.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Before chemotherapy, Ryan froze his sperm and signed paperwork allowing Laura to use it if he died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“The monster froze my bones to their very core, and they’ve never properly healed! Usually it’s worse when I’m around the truly stupid.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley