Example Sentences
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Climate change is intensifying competition, with previously inaccessible minerals increasingly available for exploitation as the ice thaws and new shipping routes open.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
In recent years, there has been increased interest in Greenland's natural resources, including rare earth minerals, uranium and iron, which are becoming easier to access as climate change thaws its ice sheet.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
Silas thaws on learning of David’s newfound success.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
The timing, location, and characteristics of the signals pointed to small, brittle events that happen seasonally as water freezes and thaws inside cracks in the rock.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
When the river thaws, I will paddle across to visit him in the Warraskoyack village and trade for corn.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
