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Icing is when rain freezes on contact with the ground.
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Mansee Khurana, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
The rain stays liquid in the air, but freezes instantly on contact with icy surfaces, creating a dangerous buildup of ice on roads, trees, and power lines, often causing hazardous conditions and power outages.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Writes Thomas Harrigan: Profar not only refined his approach at the plate, recording the lowest chase (21.9%) and whiff (17.0%) rates of his big league tenure, but also did more damage on contact than ever before.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Not just lasers, but ones powerful enough to vaporize human tissue on contact and cut through metal.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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Mansee Khurana, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
The rain stays liquid in the air, but freezes instantly on contact with icy surfaces, creating a dangerous buildup of ice on roads, trees, and power lines, often causing hazardous conditions and power outages.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Writes Thomas Harrigan: Profar not only refined his approach at the plate, recording the lowest chase (21.9%) and whiff (17.0%) rates of his big league tenure, but also did more damage on contact than ever before.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Not just lasers, but ones powerful enough to vaporize human tissue on contact and cut through metal.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
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“On contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20contact. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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