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Outsiders may coldly argue that this is the time for Newcastle to sell Guimaraes, given he turns 29 in November.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Now baseball has coldly defined the strike zone as 17 inches of plate width, 8.5 inches of plate depth, passing between 53.5 and 27% of his height.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

But something broke her — nearly every character here is broken, it’s a virtual trauma convention — and now she is the coldly efficient power behind what is meant to resemble a government.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2025

“We’re not rodeo people,” my mother coldly informed me.

From Salon Nov. 23, 2024

“I’ll let you know,” Elena says coldly, and then starts to close the door.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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