freezing

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Auditors are still sent on messy, freezing trips to count inventory that makes them rethink all of their life choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The prefrontal cortex helps guide decisions in fearful situations, while deeper areas such as the periaqueductal gray in the midbrain control responses like freezing or fleeing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

With temperatures ranging from below freezing in August to 40C in the summer months, it would also have been tough without shelter.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The themes of the debasement trade, the store of value, central banks’ accumulation and the diversification of reserves in the aftermath of the freezing of Russian assets in 2022 are all still applicable, he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Here in Alaska, the freezing weather could stick around for months after that.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis