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a weather condition marked by low temperatures
the unseasonable cold wave in the Northeast has already put a strain on oil supplies
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Jackson residents have long faced water supply issues, including a boil-water notice in late July 2022, lead concerns, and a cold wave that left residents without water.
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Charlie Drape, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
The next day, Baltimoreans were charmed by the news that temperatures would probably reach 46 and that rain was forecast, a much-deserved respite from a recent cold wave.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024
An aquarium in Texas has been rehabilitating hundreds of turtles while a historic cold wave sweeps across Texas.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In February 2021, BP failed to supply natural gas during a winter storm and cold wave that caused 9.9 million people in the United States and Mexico to lose power amid the catastrophic Texas Interconnection grid power crisis.
—Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2023
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Charlie Drape, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
The next day, Baltimoreans were charmed by the news that temperatures would probably reach 46 and that rain was forecast, a much-deserved respite from a recent cold wave.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024
An aquarium in Texas has been rehabilitating hundreds of turtles while a historic cold wave sweeps across Texas.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2024
In February 2021, BP failed to supply natural gas during a winter storm and cold wave that caused 9.9 million people in the United States and Mexico to lose power amid the catastrophic Texas Interconnection grid power crisis.
—Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Cold wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cold%20wave. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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