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[kohld] / koʊld /




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"My heart leaps with joy when I see ice that looks like a jewel," said the 41-year-old, as he poured cold hojicha tea into a glass filled with a large, clear sphere.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Showery outbreaks of rain will push west to east and, behind this cold front, temperatures will be lower by Tuesday.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The swings between warm and cold conditions that define El Niño “were much stronger in the last 40 to 50 years than they were prior to warming.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Now, with cold weather approaching, Europe needs to stock up on natural gas—and its reserves are low.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Every day now I would see them in their hundreds, outside the soup kitchens, lining up in the snow, or huddled together against the cold in doorways, the children crying.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

But that didn’t stop him publishing a book on vitamin C and colds in 1970.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

These looked at the effect of vitamin C on the severity and duration of colds.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

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

She claimed to be an expert in combatting cold weather and in avoiding head colds.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Although there is little scientific evidence, it's said the technique also results in a colder, denser product that will cool rather than dilute a cocktail.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

Across the Northern Hemisphere, farmers consume large quantities of diesel during harvest season to power tractors, combines and other machinery, while colder weather later in the year typically boosts demand for heating fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

At various points, major ice ages temporarily lowered global average temperatures by several degrees, while other periods brought repeated swings between warmer and colder conditions.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

The cap will reflect the rise in the wholesale cost of gas, paid by suppliers and will hit bills just as the colder weather arrives in October until the end of December.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

It’s leaning against the front of the house like it does every summer—a reminder of colder, harsher times.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

They tend to operate during the coldest or hottest hours, when demand for electricity skyrockets and the power grid is stressed, said Form’s chief executive and co-founder, Mateo Jaramillo.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

"Think of this warming as moving north and uphill," Kendon explains, highlighting that the UK is losing the coldest habitats from the tops of mountains.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

As one of the coldest planetary-mass companions ever directly imaged, it is so faint that scientists have struggled to analyze its light from Earth.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

As well as snow, last week also brought the UK its coldest May conditions for nearly 30 years.

From BBC May 9, 2026

It was the coldest winter I had ever known.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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