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[thaw] / θɔ /


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Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The ice seemed to have started to thaw between the family members in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Trader Joe’s, of course, has done its part to thaw people’s feelings toward the freezer aisle: the orange chicken, the soup dumplings, the cheese-filled fiocchetti with pink sauce.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

At the archaeological ruins of Nisa, an ancient fortress near the capital, Ashgabat, AFP spotted a Western tour group taking advantage of this tentative thaw.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

The days and the nights were so cold that the pork in a box and the bear meat hanging in the little shed outside the back door were solidly frozen and did not thaw.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Climate change is intensifying competition, with previously inaccessible minerals increasingly available for exploitation as the ice thaws and new shipping routes open.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including rare earth minerals, uranium and iron, which are becoming easier to access as climate change thaws its ice sheet.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

Silas thaws on learning of David’s newfound success.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

As with the world that freezes in winter then thaws back to life, resurrection often involves the cold.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2025

When the river thaws, I will paddle across to visit him in the Warraskoyack village and trade for corn.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Additionally, 85 million pounds of food thawed, burned and spoiled inside, creating a terrible smell that emanated from the property.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The broth is frozen for four days and thawed on the fifth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The spat led to a legal showdown with the Pentagon -- although the tensions have since thawed somewhat.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

That said, not many products can be frozen, thawed, and refrozen without any structural or chemical change.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2025

“Come on inside; I’ll have you thawed out in a minute or two.”

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

Out the window, I noticed a spot in the alley where the thawing and freezing of ice had created a ravine, where car tires would get lodged and trap the driver.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Chung’s father founded Sinokor as a joint venture with Chinese interests in 1989, when Korean-Chinese relations were thawing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

As the announcement was underway, in the background a fire burned for a sixth day in a Boyle Heights warehouse, where 85 million pounds of frozen food was thawing and beginning to rot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

US President Donald Trump promised to visit India during a bilateral meeting at the G7 summit in France, signalling a thawing of relations between the two countries.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The cladding of frost on thorny branches was thawing and fat drops drip-drip-dripping.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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