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cold wave



NOUN
cold snap
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The president repeated his earlier remarks when speaking to reporters Monday: “I did call up President Putin and he’s agreed…They have the same cold wave that we do.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

If there is any cold wave once the spring arrives, bats may not be ready to face low-temperature periods.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

No fatalities from the latest cold wave have been reported.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2024

A landslide in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province on Monday left at least two people dead and another 45 people buried, according to Chinese state media, as a cold wave blanketed much of the country.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2024

Her hair is the same color as Carol’s, but done in a cold wave all over her head.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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