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as in detached
having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
the attendant's cold-eyed stare discouraged any thoughts about having a conversation
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as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
under the cold-eyed gaze of the director, I auditioned for the part
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That tense meeting of the Harris clan over Kamala’s career is a metaphor for a generation of idealists passing the torch to their more cold-eyed kids.
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Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Better, these analysts argue, to approach the rivalry in realpolitik terms—as a cold-eyed contest over power—and leave values to the side.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
Photo: Butch Dill/Associated Press For a political class that likes to think of itself as a hardened cadre of cold-eyed realists, the leadership of the Republican Party has indulged in comically wishful thinking about the most consequential figure in recent political history.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
But there’s no denying that his cold-eyed cost-benefit analysis was usually grounded in facts, however inconvenient.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2023
Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Better, these analysts argue, to approach the rivalry in realpolitik terms—as a cold-eyed contest over power—and leave values to the side.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2021
Photo: Butch Dill/Associated Press For a political class that likes to think of itself as a hardened cadre of cold-eyed realists, the leadership of the Republican Party has indulged in comically wishful thinking about the most consequential figure in recent political history.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2023
But there’s no denying that his cold-eyed cost-benefit analysis was usually grounded in facts, however inconvenient.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 July 2023
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The impressive property also features a long, gated driveway, a home theater, and a detached guest house and recording studio, per the listing, which was held by Branden Williams and Rayni Williams of The Beverly Hills Estates.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Structures include a main home, a detached guesthouse, and separate staff quarters—for a combined total of 16 bedrooms and 27 baths in 50,000 square feet.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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Pan said after his race on Wednesday that American and Australian swimmers had been icy toward him.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
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The combination of human pressures and an icier coast may have eventually driven blue whales offshore.Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
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Traditional telescopes magnify visible light, using a series of mirrors and/or lenses to increase the brightness and apparent size of distant objects like planets, moons, and galaxies.Geoffrey Morrison, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Others see the move as another step in the erosion of Palestinian rights and the removal of their distant but long-promised right to return to the villages, now in Israel, from which they and their ancestors were violently evicted when the Jewish state was created in 1948.Mick Krever, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Yes, but: Columbus is in the midst of a warm drought and this blip of frigid nights lasted just a few days.Kavya Beheraj, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Pluto’s insides may be sopping wet For a frigid planet, Pluto may be hiding a sloshy surprise roughly 125 miles beneath its shell.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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In response, more spas offering both saunas and cold plunges have opened up across the country.Zachery Eanes, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the technique, which law enforcement is more commonly using to solve cold cases, commercial DNA databases are searched to find family matches to the DNA of a crime suspect, a victim or a missing person.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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David Gilbert 6 hours ago Good morning everyone from scenic (and chilly) Prescott in Yavapai County, just north of Phoenix, AZ.WIRED, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Chilly weather, gusty wind and possible snow in the Northwest Across the Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains, temperatures could get chilly enough that snow even at mid-elevations could fall in parts of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, northeastern Nevada, northern Utah and western Wyoming.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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As cooler weather rolls in, your bed likely needs a fall refresh, complete with knit throws and full comforters to keep you warm throughout the long fall and winter nights.Maggie Horton, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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As the weather gets cooler there's no better way to spend your evenings than curling up on the couch and binge-watching a new series.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Dry air may not seem like the most pressing beauty issue, but according to Suzanne Friedler, MD, clinical instructor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, changes in humidity can lead to issues like dry, brittle hair and leathery skin.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2024
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Or, try these oat and pecan brittle cookies, a Hormati fave that not only incorporates whole oats into the dough, but also oat flour.Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
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