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blowing

[bloh-ing] / ˈbloʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
agitating the air
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ADJECTIVE
being agitated by the air
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“Not much the firefighters can do when it was blowing that hard,” said Kelly Singer, acting deputy fire chief for the newly minted U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"Everything ends up blowing down the bank and into the river," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The labor market added 172,000 jobs in May, according to the Labor Department, blowing past the 80,000 jobs that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had projected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“It’s not just blowing over,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial, who is an investor in private credit.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

It was eerie, quiet even with the wind blowing over the top of the gully.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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