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gusty

[guhs-tee] / ˈgʌs ti /


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Some areas will also see gusty winds, with gusts of 35 to 40 mph in the Antelope Valley, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

"The wildfire danger level will continue to increase, reaching extreme levels and making firefighting efforts more difficult due to high temperatures, locally gusty southerly winds and widespread low humidity," it said in a statement.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Southern Santa Barbara County is also expected to see dry, gusty sundowner winds in the evenings through Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The thunderstorms may produce sudden, gusty winds of up to 60mph, with the chance of frequent lightning, hail and heavy rain.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The wind was gusty, out of the southeast, chill and raw after the warm days.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

Conditions will turn wetter and gustier, as the system piles up heavy mountain snow and soaks the lowlands in heavy rain.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2024

It’s also possible winds could be locally gustier in the area of the fire, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2021

Mountain wind is often "stronger, gustier and less predictable," Lane said.

From Scientific American Oct. 22, 2013

"We're looking at a cold front arriving this weekend, which will mean lower temperatures but a lot gustier winds," he said.

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2011

His wife, in her gustier moments, thought it sheer weakness, this persistent turning away from evil, this refusal to investigate and dissect, to take sides, to wrestle.

From The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth

“It’ll probably be breezy just about everywhere, but gustiest along the coast and then across portions in the north like the San Juans and up toward Bellingham,” Kovacik said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2023

It's one thing to title a ballad "The Edge of Glory"—to belt out lyrics about "hanging on a moment of truth" and "dancing in the flames" over the gustiest possible power chords.

From Slate May 23, 2011

The gustiest characterization in The Lusty Men is provided by Arthur Hunnicutt as a punchy ex-broncobuster with a busted leg.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Nebraska, where political oratory is apt to be gusty, the memory of William Jennings Bryan, greatest and gustiest of Nebraska politicians, is revered by many people.

From Time Magazine Archive




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