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While snow may fall for several hours overnight, one to two inches could melt on contact.
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Joe Ruch, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2025
The sheer formula disappears on contact, creating a light, barely-there layer.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
Freezing rain freezes on contact with the ground, making for slippery roads, Manion said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
And in fact, because matter and antimatter annihilate on contact, a perfectly balanced universe should have ended in a wash of pure energy.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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Joe Ruch, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2025
The sheer formula disappears on contact, creating a light, barely-there layer.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
Freezing rain freezes on contact with the ground, making for slippery roads, Manion said.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 23 Dec. 2025
And in fact, because matter and antimatter annihilate on contact, a perfectly balanced universe should have ended in a wash of pure energy.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“On contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20contact. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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