chilling

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Gonzalez’s case isn’t over, but it has already sent a chilling message.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

There’s something covertly chilling about taking some relatively banal aspect of real life and pushing it to its most extreme lengths — and there’s also so much that could go wrong trying.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Later, a stranger gleefully approaches Kornev, convinced he knows him, and the effect is chilling — a glitch in the matrix in which human connection briefly flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Starring Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke, the film tells the fictional story of two bank employees who find themselves caught in a chilling and high-stakes situation.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Only a few weeks into his new assignment, a chilling reminder of the risks of Blake's double life landed on his desk.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau