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autumn

[aw-tuhm] / ˈɔ təm /
NOUN
season between summer and winter
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In a further blow, it has been confirmed experienced flanker Tom Curry will not feature this autumn after feeling discomfort in his hip.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

But the England head coach can advance into autumn in a position of considerably more comfort.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

We should all raise a glass to that very American sentiment in this consequential autumn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

It generally strengthens through autumn and peaks around January.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

His skin shifted colors and shades, dappled in the autumn light filtering through the trees, and sometimes he matched the trees around him so well that it looked like he was made of bark.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

"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

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

The story leaps two autumns ahead, when Odd happens along and helps Sook and Buddy as they struggle to haul a tub of chrysanthemums to their porch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

It was the first week in September, back-to- school week, and after thirty-five consecutive autumns, my old professor did not have a class waiting for him on a college campus.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom


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