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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

He has already seen a surge in patients complaining of respiratory tract illnesses - “particularly worrying because we have not yet seen our first cold wave of the winter season”.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2024

No fatalities from the latest cold wave have been reported.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2024

All told, at least 278 people were killed directly or indirectly by the cold wave, and there was nearly $200 billion in damage.

From Science Daily Oct. 4, 2023

A cold wave has nothing to do with water.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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