weathering

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California was weathering its worst recession in decades and a punishing drought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

After weathering unprecedented attacks from Iran, the wealthy Gulf states are now stuck between war and peace as talks stall and the vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed -- threatening economic recovery.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Iron was released from weathering basalt and carried underground by acidic groundwater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

After weathering the ups and downs of Peruvian politics, in 1839 he left the country for good and later became Britain’s first consul-general to the Hawaiian court of King Kamehameha III.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He wavers for a moment like he’s on the deck of a ship weathering a storm.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman