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A weeks-long cold snap in January and February plunged the city into a deep freeze.—Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026 Another one was at the downtown Christkindlmarket during a brutal January cold snap against anti-immigrant sentiment, Esler said.—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 The city has been plagued with potholes formed during the massive back-to-back snowstorms and a record-breaking cold snap this year.—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 While the impending cold snap in the East will feel like major whiplash, the weather shift in the West will be far more significant.—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cold snap