chilly
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On a chilly day in March, a twice-deported Romanian national walked into a 7-Eleven in Toledo, Ohio, and secretly affixed a device called a skimmer to a credit card machine, prosecutors say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Spacious, chilly and cloaked in an earthy scent, they hold hundreds of oak barrels and several towering steel tanks full of maturing wine.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
But we experienced unprecedented heat for the time of year, punctuated by cold, damp days and followed by unexpectedly chilly nights.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
It gets pretty chilly at night in Las Vegas when the grand prix is on, and the track surface there is especially non-abrasive.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A chilly breeze blew up and I breathed it deep as it flowed over me, letting it power me on to follow Jay’s lead through the marsh.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
Ads on “cooler screens,” i.e., digital ads projected on the doors of refrigerated cases in supermarkets, get a much chillier reception, with 41% of respondents viewing them negatively, the report found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Although much of Southern California is too warm for the fruit, Leona Valley sits at about 3,500 feet elevation, giving it chillier winter nights.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Daytime temperatures will be around 9 to 14C and overnight temperatures around 3 to 6C, though it could be chillier in rural areas.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
With spooky season in full swing, curating fall vibes is essential to truly enjoying our chillier months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
The answer stood out for me sharper and chillier than it ever had before that night: the shape of a Cross etched on the history of the world.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Friday night will also be the chilliest for quite some time with temperatures widely dropping into single digits.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The actress asked Wintour what she thought of her dress, to which Wintour put on her shades—and her chilliest tone—and said, “And the nominees are.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
From butternut squash soup to pizza to fall pasta recipes galore, these mains and sides will get you through the chilliest months of the year.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
The low of 38 marked the chilliest temperature in the District since March 30, when it was 35.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 19, 2022
My sisters too! the chilliest, the calmest, the most impenetrable, the most unassailable of mortals!
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
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