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frostbite

[frawst-bahyt, frost-] / ˈfrɔstˌbaɪt, ˈfrɒst- /


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It’s New Year’s Eve glitter, minus the frostbite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

I watched a medic spray a man with saline solution, while another medic treated a man with frostbite, at tables that would normally be set for lunch.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

The spokesman also told AFP that most of the casualties were caused by roof collapses and avalanches, while many also died from frostbite in sub-zero temperatures.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It warned that the Arctic blast will bring sub-zero temperatures and wind chills, which "pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia and frostbite to exposed skin".

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

All told, five members of the Taiwanese team—two with severe frostbite and one already dead—were plucked from McKinley by chopper.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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