breeze
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It spreads a bacterium—Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus—as it sucks sap from the plants, traveling from grove to grove with little more than a light breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Elissa and Johnnie say their "forever home" - now wrapped in scaffolding and stripped back to bare breeze block - has become a nightmare.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
As my mind drifted, the sound of a breeze, created by handheld fans, filled the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then he sounded a whooshing whistle, and it was a fresh breeze over rippling wavelets.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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Semenyo breezes past his full-back getting close to goal quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over the next few days, ocean breezes will die down and the beaches will heat up.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The listing adds that the residents of Kula are blessed with “year-round springtime with gentle Pacific breezes and consistently comfortable temperatures.”
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026
"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Gabi is looking daggers over at Sal and Karly as Miss Forshaw breezes into the room.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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But such was his pace advantage that he soon closed the 1.7-second gap that had opened up and easily breezed past Russell on the run between the Lesmo corners and Ascari.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
And a colleague breezed through new biometric gates in a touchless lane in Newark this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“That is very good!” she called as she breezed past.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Contrary to what many experts expected, Mexico has breezed through the group stage and the second round at home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
It was illegal to bring all this Western loot into the Soviet Union, but Penkovsky breezed through customs without a search—the goodies were for his bosses, and they made sure he wasn’t bothered.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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But, breezing along at 80 mph, I couldn’t hear the engine start nor could I feel it running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The company is not afraid of breezing past deadlines.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Previously, most people could get the vaccine, often with no copay, by breezing into a pharmacy while grocery shopping.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
The bus starts up again and bumps over the little bridge before breezing past the Surf N Sea shop.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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