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cold front

[kohld fruhnt] / ˈkoʊld ˌfrʌnt /
NOUN
advancing front of colder air
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The strongest winds will be on and ahead of a cold front that will move southwards through the day.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Meteorologists say the cold front will stretch from eastern New Mexico across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, and likely into Washington, D.C.,

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

"Frigid temperatures will expand across the eastern two-thirds of the country behind an Arctic cold front," the National Weather Service said in an advisory.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

The cold front is expected to ramp up on Thursday in the southwest, before pushing into the East Coast over the weekend.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

A cold front started in this morning, so she can’t go out to the swimming pool, and they say the weather’s going to get worse.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett