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balmy

[bah-mee] / ˈbɑ mi /




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The shocking incident barely registered in the US news, dominated that balmy July 2 night by the wedding of pop superstar Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden on the other side of Manhattan.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

There has, arguably, never been a more impactful substitute double-act than Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on a balmy Barcelona evening in 1999.

From BBC May 28, 2026

I got there on a balmy afternoon, beheld Chicken Boy’s beak gleaming in the sun, and knew my mission was complete.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

That’s because the global maps most of us are used to are as deceptive as icy Greenland’s euphemistically balmy name.

From Slate Jan. 21, 2026

But the air’s warm and balmy against my skin.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Unfortunately, the same draws that make it a walkable gawk for touristas of every stripe makes it a frustrating exercise in perambulation for locals — kind of like New York’s Times Square with balmier weather.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 8, 2024

And that was balmier than had been predicted.

From Washington Post Jan. 2, 2022

Weather patterns can change because the colder poles warm faster than balmier lower latitudes.

From Economist Jul. 28, 2018

This winter’s extreme warmth was, in part, driven by an unusual number of storms in the Atlantic that brought balmier air to the Arctic.

From The Guardian Apr. 21, 2018

The air is decidedly balmier, but that's not all; there's a kind of buzzing energy.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Residents in Warsaw enjoyed the balmiest start to the year since 1999, with a high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit.

From New York Times Jan. 4, 2023

In London, where the lifting of restrictions coincided with the balmiest weather of the summer, sunbathers near Liverpool Station voiced a mixture of relief and anxiety as the country ventured into uncharted territory.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2021

Their last studio album, 2011′s Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, piped up with some of the balmiest major key tunes Mogwai’s crafted to date.

From Time Jan. 24, 2014

Florida, ending one of its balmiest winters in history, last week greeted the spread of spring across the North with remarkable equanimity.

From Time Magazine Archive

It's sad, yet troo! that as I casts my gaze r'arward I identifies myse'f as the balmiest brand of shorthorn who ever leaves his parents' shelterin' roof.'

From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis




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