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thaw

[thaw] / θɔ /


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Firefighters were eventually forced to melt it down after fans attempted to thaw the sculpture with blowtorches and chip away at it with sledgehammers.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

A remarkable dividend of the new approaches to crime and welfare, one with only anecdotal rather than social-science evidence, was a dramatic thaw in race relations, as fear and resentment abated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Italian media have presented the meeting as an attempt to "thaw" relations but it remains to be seen whether the tensions will ease.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The meeting, which the White House described as “both productive and constructive,” could help thaw relations between the Trump administration and Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

These days, the soil would thaw by midsummer, and Roz left behind a trail of deep footprints in the spongy, soggy ground.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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