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They complain about ending up covered in manure or dust, or shivering in a freezer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In adults, symptoms can include but are not limited to slurred speech, extreme shivering or muscle pain, severe breathlessness and skin that is mottled or discoloured.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

I start shivering five minutes in; the man in sweatpants and Crocs appears unbothered.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026

Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

They sat where I put them down—all humped up, crying and shivering.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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