gusting
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Scheffler's score was deceptively good on a day when gusting winds reached 40mph and ensured that the greens became firmer and even more perilous.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Conditions will be a bit breezy, with winds gusting to about 20 mph at times, but not strong enough to produce dust storms like those that disrupted the festival’s first weekend, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Both came back strong from a rain delay of almost three hours, the soaking showers giving way to gusting winds in the afternoon.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
On a recent afternoon, with temperatures well below zero and the wind gusting, a young man stood on Portland Avenue, where a makeshift shrine marked the spot where Good was fatally shot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
The beast chuffed, gusting hot breath that rippled Sheed’s tiny ’fro.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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