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[thaw] / θɔ /


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LONDON—The first inkling that a thaw in the relations between Prince Harry and his father, King Charles III, came earlier this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The ice seemed to have started to thaw between the family members in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

At the archaeological ruins of Nisa, an ancient fortress near the capital, Ashgabat, AFP spotted a Western tour group taking advantage of this tentative thaw.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Then, of course, in another thaw, there’d be another run.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.

From Science Daily Apr. 4, 2026

Climate change is intensifying competition, with previously inaccessible minerals increasingly available for exploitation as the ice thaws and new shipping routes open.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including rare earth minerals, uranium and iron, which are becoming easier to access as climate change thaws its ice sheet.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2026

Silas thaws on learning of David’s newfound success.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

In the cold of winter, the wood frog’s heart freezes and stops, waiting until spring until it thaws and beats again.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

Perry’s Steakhouse Dinner Size Pork Chops are fully cooked and only need to be thawed and warmed through; add a big, fresh salad and baked potatoes, and dinner is served.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

The spat led to a legal showdown with the Pentagon -- although the tensions have since thawed somewhat.

From Barron's May 28, 2026

The optics are unmistakable: a once-frosty relationship has thawed.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Relations thawed with a Jan. 7 phone call between the leaders, in which they agreed to meet in person.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

He wandered to the strange kitchen, thawed some iced huckleberries, ate them disconsolately.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Out the window, I noticed a spot in the alley where the thawing and freezing of ice had created a ravine, where car tires would get lodged and trap the driver.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Chung’s father founded Sinokor as a joint venture with Chinese interests in 1989, when Korean-Chinese relations were thawing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

As the announcement was underway, in the background a fire burned for a sixth day in a Boyle Heights warehouse, where 85 million pounds of frozen food was thawing and beginning to rot.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Microbes break down this ancient carbon and release greenhouse gases, leading many scientists to view thawing permafrost primarily as a growing source of emissions.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

Dad said the nomadic Indians had watched for her appearance as a sign of spring, a signal the mountain was thawing, winter was over, and it was time to come home.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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