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Even if the call had been intimidating, the judge wrote in his ruling, he was not convinced that such a call “would have chilled a person of ordinary firmness from exercising their First Amendment rights.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

While Guce thinks the change might have chilled the number of vendors who apply to the ongoing market, she also said the ones who do participate generally perform well.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023

Relations between Brazil and Argentina have chilled during Fernández’s presidency.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2022

Relations have chilled even more in recent years.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Yet even without it there would have been none of the stiffness and reserve which would have chilled a company assembled under like conditions in English-speaking lands.

From The Christmas Kalends of Provence And Some Other Provençal Festivals by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)