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wintry

[win-tree] / ˈwɪn tri /


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Wintry Prague, with its towering cathedral and snow-dusted palaces of pink and green, provides the perfect backdrop for Christmas festivities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Wintry weather has worsened already-desperate conditions in the enclave, especially for the half of the population struggling to rebuild their lives from temporary shelters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Wintry conditions meant dozens of schools remained closed or opened late in the north east and Highland regions.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Wintry weather has arrived, and freezing nighttime temperatures and hurricane-like winds have made an already dismal situation unbearable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Wintry weather can be scarcely too severe for either, for both wear a warm coat of fat under their skins and both have the comfort of a snug retreat when bitter blasts blow.

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje




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