winter
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“None of us has control over how much water our neighbors use, or whether the pool stays open in the winter when no one uses it,” the letter read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
By winter, I had about six of these packs stacked flat in the freezer like little files, assembled for less than $20 total.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
"We tried to keep our non-tipping model simply by raising our menu prices 23%, but we were only able to sustain this through the winter months," says co-owner Danielle Ayer.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Storage levels currently stand at just 62%, leaving the region increasingly dependent on a mild winter to curb heating demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
No winter clothes, one waterskin and no food.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The winters are generally mild and autumn foliage is spectacular.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Skies are frequently overcast, and winters are cold, gray and gloomy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scientists have said that climate change is likely to bring wetter and milder winters.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Warmer winters and shifts in land use have brought the bugs into new territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Claire says she likes the temperate climate—that she will never go back to the icy winters again.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
“A monarch that wintered in Monterey might end up in Las Vegas or Boise or Spokane that next spring and summer,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
In the classic migration pattern, flocks that wintered in the southern U.S. fly north in the spring, returning to the same spots in the high and sub-Arctic to breed and nest.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2020
The social pages followed his comings and goings, when he summered in Bar Harbor and wintered in Boca Raton.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
One swan got blown to Arkansas in a snowstorm in the early 1990s, and wintered in Heber Springs, north of Little Rock, she said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
He said there were seasonal restrictions on areas with birthing seals and wintering birds.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
After spending the summer in the Hamptons, Icahn is wintering at his house on the Miami-area island known as Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The species is considered territorial and doesn’t mix well with other wintering birds, according to Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
This study found that colonies wintering outside in colder areas like Omak in the far north of Washington state might still do all right under climate change.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
After spending the cold months at their southern wintering grounds, the geese were migrating back to their northern home.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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