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thaw

[thaw] / θɔ /


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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

After Johnson read her sister’s book and saw more of her point of view, a thaw started.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The researchers say future climate assessments should look beyond biologically driven carbon emissions alone and account for geological sources and sinks that emerge as frozen landscapes continue to thaw.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

Bill Clinton's nine-day tour of China in 1998 marked a thaw in relations after the US slapped sanctions on Beijing in the aftermath of the 1989 protests.

From Barron's May 15, 2026

Spring thaw was well behind us and the troupe was riding through the forests and fields of the western Commonwealth.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2026

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

Silas thaws on learning of David’s newfound success.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

As the weather thaws and April showers make their return, I feel called to incorporate more herbs into my dishes.

From Salon Apr. 3, 2025

In the cold of winter, the wood frog’s heart freezes and stops, waiting until spring until it thaws and beats again.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The bones were excavated over three summers, when it was warm enough for the ground to have thawed, from 2021 to 2023.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's May 28, 2026

Then, up to seven days later, when the brain tissue was thawed, the neurons inside not only survived—but also remained functional and able to exchange electrical signals again.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Relations thawed with a Jan. 7 phone call between the leaders, in which they agreed to meet in person.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

It was worth it, for though he was numbed and scarlet, the welcome he got thawed him thoroughly.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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

Together, these findings suggest that simple physical processes like freezing and thawing may have helped guide the transition from basic molecular compartments to the first evolving cells.

From Science Daily Apr. 29, 2026

I stood in the lobby for a long time, dripping and thawing.

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt




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