chilling
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He’s both charming and chilling, expertly using a near-imperceptible shift in expression or tone to keep the audience on their toes.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Oleksandr Pestrykov, an advocacy expert from the Ukrainian House foundation in Warsaw, told AFP that Ukrainians in Poland were feeling the effects of the chilling relations personally.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
One can imagine a slow drip of consumer horror stories having a chilling effect on people’s interest in Muse-like apps.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
I’ll make it on a weekend if I’m just chilling and want to watch Netflix all day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Rains let up for now, but with wet clothes and wet blankets, it’s almost better if it keeps on coming Better than the wind picking up and chilling our bones.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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