wintry
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He’s just taken a morning stroll in New York with his girlfriend, Dominican architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, and is still defrosting from the wintry chill; he’ll be fully warmed up upon landing in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Days lengthen and the Sun gets stronger, but when cold air moves in from the north, we can be quickly plunged back into wintry weather.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The government has credited wintry weather with a recent lull in the disease.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
By Sunday, heavy rain will spread south and east across the UK followed by some wintry showers and sunny spells across Scotland, Northern Ireland and later in the day northern England and Wales.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Hermione had not cracked a smile during this anecdote, and now turned an expression of wintry disapproval upon Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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