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Big picture: Just like the weather, the labor market has caught a big chill — and it’s not expected to warm up anytime soon.

From MarketWatch Dec. 3, 2025

Perhaps the big chill between the companies will continue into Sunday at the Daytona 500.

From Seattle Times Feb. 16, 2023

The discovery in the late 1990s that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate implies that we are approaching heat death, also known as the big chill, at an increasing rate.

From Scientific American Jun. 16, 2021

In last week’s installment, I reported that my hometown still faced polar cold, but the big chill eased while I was there.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 21, 2019

The truth is, Paul, you've had a big chill, and now the fever's come on you.

From The Forest Runners A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler




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