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arctic

[ahrk-tik, ahr-tik] / ˈɑrk tɪk, ˈɑr tɪk /


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Buoyed by a youthful sense of invincibility, they dared one another to leap, waiting for another to move, like emperor penguin chicks before a first arctic plunge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

With grandma’s nest egg and mom and dad’s retirement tied up in a young couple’s first home, even a slight chill in property valuations causes an arctic frost on consumer sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The suspected culprit behind this loss is precisely what most would guess – warming seas, melting arctic ice and a decrease in prey availability.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dips in the jet stream will allow arctic air to spread across the UK by the end of the UK.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

His mother came down in a hired auto, in a fur suit like an arctic explorer’s, and saw him off in a twenty-five mile wind and a steady drove of ice floes like dirty sheep.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner


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