cold start
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A cold start to winter in parts of the U.S. is raising concerns about households facing higher heating costs in the frigid months ahead.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
The market has looked beyond the subsequent warming to forecasts for a cold start to December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
It comes as much of the UK has been warned to expect a freezing cold start to Saturday.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
Temperatures will be slow to rebound after a cold start, and most lowland locations will see highs that miss the 50-degree mark by a few degrees, the weather service said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
It looked as though we should have a pretty cold start, but by the end of breakfast the wind had dropped and the sun shone forth.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
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