icy
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The kind of groove your tires make driving to Big Bear in December without chains: an icy trench filled with frustration, exhaustion and everyday sludge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Those trapped were among 933 missing workers from hydropower projects on the rivers where the torrent of icy debris swept down.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The response was icy; no state met the deadline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Known as contrails, these icy clouds contribute to climate change, and scientists have been trying to work out how to stop them.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Once more Penelope felt an icy shiver trickle along her spine.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
What killed in Austin drew a decidedly icier reception in Boston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
But as harp seals move north to colder, icier habitats, such as off Baffin Island, they may face a new threat: polar bears.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
In more frigid and icier environments, they depended more on animals and fish.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
She encountered an even icier reception from Reasoner, her co-anchor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
His palm grew icier and icier, until—plunkl— an almost imperceptible whisper of a noise escaped from the jar, and the Owners feet dropped—clonk!—to the ground.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
"That day will come as surely as spring comes after even the iciest of winters," he insisted from the dock, addressing anyone who might hear, against all the odds.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023
His final trek to history began under the iciest conditions.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023
The new study indicates that one of the world’s coldest and iciest regions has already hit that threshold.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 20, 2023
Its location, nearly 10,000 feet down in waters that are among the iciest on Earth, placed it among the most celebrated shipwrecks that had not been found.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
“Mr. Jackson spoke with me about the incident in the yard,” she said in her iciest voice.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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