chilly
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Periods of dry and sunny weather are on the cards for most of the UK this weekend before chilly Arctic air sends temperatures falling into the single digits next week.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Along the California coast, this month is typically associated with “May gray,” persistent gray skies that keep temperatures relatively chilly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
I wasn’t alone and joined hundreds of others, spending a damp, chilly night trying to keep warm and sleep near one of the bonfires in St. James’s Park.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
“You would never think that America’s sweetheart would be so brilliant as this extremely chilly, withholding suburban housewife,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Or the way he hugged his own tail on chilly nights when it felt too lonely to bear.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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