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As temperatures rapidly fall, the water quickly freezes in small cracks and areas of underground water.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026 -
When a robot freezes mid-conversation or powers down without warning.—
Grace Brown,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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The regime shapes us into its likeness, hardens the heart.—
Azar Nafisi,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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The presence of an external enemy unifies the security forces, hardens their resolve, prevents defections, and makes internal fractures less likely.—
Omid Memarian,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Calluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calluses. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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