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icebound

[ahys-baund] / ˈaɪsˌbaʊnd /


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NUUK, Greenland—In a squat building at the center of this icebound capital, Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, addressed a hastily convened press conference to reassure his 57,000 compatriots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

The icebound river landscape may be at least 34 million years old, meaning that it would date to right before ice encrusted Antarctica.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 3, 2023

As diphtheria - a serious and sometimes fatal bacterial infection - spread among Nome's people, its port was icebound, meaning antitoxin would have to be delivered overland.

From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023

Then, after a brief conversation between the creature and his maker, Berry transforms into Frankenstein, then back into the creature, before the piece rushes to its absurd, icebound conclusion.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2020

When the American ships became icebound, the brave crew managed to survive nine months at –40°F. They found three British graves, but not Sir Franklin’s.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock


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