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But there is an emphasis in the show on ice hockey players wanting to respect women, rather than use them.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

This year’s Canadian hockey team was touted by some as the greatest team ever assembled on ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Huang made the remarks late in January after the Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI had been put on ice.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

To be sure, weird things happen on ice and snow when athletes are ripping down mountains and carving around sharp turns—and glory is decided by fractions of a second.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Big Henryk’s first wallop sent me skidding over the frozen ground like a sled on ice.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli




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