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This news report [1] begins: Last summer the UK posted a new record temperature as the mercury tipped above 40C for the first time in history. Now, in a chilling prediction, experts have said this could soon be much more common. The use of the word "chilling" in the context seems counter-intuitive. Is there a word for this kind of metaphor? 2A00:23A8:0:3D01:B146:4391:37DC:D954 (talk) 11:21, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
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