gale
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A gale warning was also in effect for inner coastal waters, with officials discouraging boating until conditions improved.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Forecasters said on Thursday showers would turn increasingly to snow, with locally gale force northerly winds setting in.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Once unfurled, it holds up in anything short of a gale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
For a moment, I felt myself transported, like a gale off Lake Michigan had carried us all back through time.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
A gale blew up with snow squalls and heavy seas, and waves broke incessantly over the boat.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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