spine-chiller
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The first national champion was Kansas, which edged Michigan State in a 44-42 spine-chiller last year in Houston on, apparently, two free throws from manager Collin Cook, according to his teammate Kueffer.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2017
There is key information held back so that "True Story" plays more like a spine-chiller about whether Longo killed his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2015
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