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frosty

[fraw-stee, fros-tee] / ˈfrɔ sti, ˈfrɒs ti /


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By 2024, they would release their frosty original track, “Cora de Hielo” under Warner Music Mexico; this featured Natt Calma and Mau Moctezuma, artists whom they met through the local indie scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The meal turned frosty, however, as the group began to delve into specific policy ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Price increases raise concern that consumers will buy fewer devices, reducing memory demand overall, as well as provoking worries about frosty relationships between the memory-chip companies and their biggest customers.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

After a missed match dart by Van Veen, the pair exchanged a frosty handshake and the Dutchman said Littler "was out of order" at what he perceived to be a celebration at the miss.

From BBC May 28, 2026

Elizabeth Drinker opened her front door to find “a delightful, cool, frosty morning,” adding, “’Tis generally agreed that the fever is very much abated.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

Once we move to the “Mother” sequence, we’ve started to acclimate to the movie’s discomfiting rhythms — which is good considering that, if anything, Timothea and Lilith’s relationship with their mom is even frostier.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

In Liverpool, snow was continuing to fall during the morning rush hour, making the commute to work a little frostier than usual.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2024

The enquiry may result in a frostier reception in China, but sources with knowledge of the trip say it could usefully lead to a more focused discussion on "trade irritants".

From Reuters Sep. 21, 2023

The news got a much frostier reception from the Kremlin.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2023

Her eyes were frostier than the wind outside.

From Half-Past Bedtime by H. H. Bashford

“This day will come as inevitably as spring comes to replace even the frostiest winter.”

From Washington Times Apr. 17, 2023

The Bentley is capable of getting you anywhere on earth that you’re not likely to go, from the deepest deserts to the frostiest arctic to the autobahn at 187 miles per hour.

From The Verge Mar. 8, 2016

But even the frostiest fashion editor might be allowed a little smile of anticipation at the lineup for this year's London Fashion Week.

From Seattle Times Feb. 15, 2013

SE14bloke conjured up a scene to melt the frostiest of hearts.

From The Guardian May 27, 2010

My grandmother put on her frostiest look, but didn't answer him.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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