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“The psychological trick I would play on myself at each meet was to imagine the water I’d dive into was freezing cold,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

They knew he was in poor health before he got nabbed, and that immigration detention was freezing cold, and hard on the body.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

"We wanted to evacuate, but the water was too strong. We had no choice but to stay there. I was freezing, and so was everyone else. The children kept crying," Merliana recalled.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

"When I first got there it was very cold, I hated it. We travelled towards the end of winter. The second we stepped out of the airport, it was freezing cold."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

It was freezing cold, and there was no food prepared, not even hot water.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang