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As water froze, growing ice crystals would push dissolved molecules into the remaining liquid, concentrating them in small spaces.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The Iran war all but froze it, sending mortgage rates back up to 6.46% and pulling would-be buyers out of the market.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis froze in traffic in Wuhan, forcing passengers to abandon vehicles and raising safety questions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"Then Covid happened. I was lucky - they froze the rent for a year because of everything key workers were doing," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
“The monster froze my bones to their very core, and they’ve never properly healed! Usually it’s worse when I’m around the truly stupid.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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