cold
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Sodas and cold drinks prices increased only slightly, while coffee and hot drinks saw a median jump of about 13%, according to Theme Parks IQ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“You can’t walk, go outside, every mild cold becomes a major event where you could go into respiratory failure,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Ghost had an allergic reaction to the cold water, prompting the pair to return to the producer's luxury apartment that she rented.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Some are by amateur forensic analysts and would-be internet sleuths with podcast names like The Murder Men that dissect the killing as if it’s a 1980s cold case.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Something always goes awry. Weather— cold, hot, rainy—and the terrain—muddy, flat, or rocky—all affect the trip. That’s natural, expected. Mountain lions, javelinas are natural, too.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
But this wasn’t a World Cup for the purists—or for anyone convinced that air conditioning gives you colds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He grew up drinking hot water and boiling fruit for soups to combat colds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
It is also included in a wide range of over-the-counter products for colds, flu, sinus symptoms, and menstrual discomfort.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 18, 2026
Flu and certain other diseases that cause colds and sore throats spread more easily in the winter months.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
“All they have is colds, for God’s sake. And Tinita’s here with them.”
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
High pressure causes colder air to sink in the atmosphere, where it compresses, warms up and dries out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
That’s a reference to how it would be darker and colder on winter mornings for children walking to their bus stops and schools.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
A severe weakening, or collapse, could go further, bringing colder, drier winters to the UK and north-west Europe even as the planet as a whole continues to heat up.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Paiva said colder landing sites may help keep exhaust molecules more localized than warmer regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The next few days were even colder, but the Poppers soon got used to sitting around in their overcoats.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
"At the coldest temperatures, matter behaves drastically different from anything we have experienced," said Jason Williams, project scientist for Cold Atom Lab at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, which built the facility.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
He would study maps and globes, picturing the people and animals who call the coldest reaches of the Earth home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
“This happened in the coldest way possible: DA Form 3434 stated that my last day as ombudsman for Stars and Stripes is April 28,” she wrote.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
She did say that because Europe is coming out of the coldest part of the year, it will be a smaller problem.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
They say this is one of the coldest winters anyone can remember.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
