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glacial

[gley-shuhl] / ˈgleɪ ʃəl /




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Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

This period included a short but significant glacial event followed by the mid-Piacenzian Warm Period, when global conditions were warmer than they are today.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

In the spring, the icefall doctors had finally managed to open the Khumbu Icefall section, after a massive overhanging glacial chunk, called a serac, blocked the path for much of the early climbing season.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Le Pen and her legal team are possibly banking on the normally glacial pace the Court of Cassation operates at.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

He’d already caught a whiff of Ned’s glacial scent and was in no hurry to settle that debt.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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