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gust

[guhst] / gʌst /


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It happens when a nerve is strangled by a blood vessel in the face, with it often misdiagnosed as toothache, and attacks caused by something as simple as a gust of wind.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

This looks plowable with near-blizzard conditions south/west of MSP by late Sunday as winds gust to 40 mph.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

“They do not charge in from outside and batter like a gust of wind or a wall of water,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

They yank open industrial-grade zippers, unleashing a gust of helium, and dive chest-first onto the collapsing character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

Was it a gust of wind from the hallway?

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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