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autumn

[aw-tuhm] / ˈɔ təm /
NOUN
season between summer and winter
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Meanwhile, competitor Google is set to launch its own version of smartglasses this autumn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Anya, Yasya and Varvara finished their English class before dashing out to enjoy a 15-minute break in the fresh autumn sun.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Gas prices typically rise from autumn lows as temperatures drop and furnaces are fired up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Some western and central forests were showing stronger early signs of autumn colour, although this does not necessarily mean they will have the most vibrant displays later in the season.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

It’s a postcard late autumn day, sunny and cool.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

"False autumns are a warning sign. Trees can live for hundreds of years, but they are increasingly under pressure from a rapidly changing climate," Martin said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Tehran, located on the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountains, experiences hot, dry summers, sometimes rainy autumns and winters that can be harsh and snowy.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

The findings point to warmer autumns as a key driver of the shift.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2025

One wonders how long the USC deep-pocketed people will endure such failed expectations, such fruitless autumns, such ... mediocrity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

Summers at seal camp were not as beautiful to Miyax as the autumns and winters, for during this season many families from Mekoryuk came to Nash Harbor to hunt and fish and Kapugen was busy.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George


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