thaw
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Firefighters were eventually forced to melt it down after fans attempted to thaw the sculpture with blowtorches and chip away at it with sledgehammers.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Italian media have presented the meeting as an attempt to "thaw" relations but it remains to be seen whether the tensions will ease.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The subindex tracking service activity dropped to 49.6 from 50.2, while the construction subindex declined to 48.0 from 49.3 as yearslong property slump continued despite a brief thaw in some major cities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The meeting, which the White House described as “both productive and constructive,” could help thaw relations between the Trump administration and Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
If I wandered off, I stood a very good chance of going over a cliff, and nobody was likely to find me until the next thaw.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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