lee
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"When I saw Jerry lee Lewis I thought it was the best thing I'd ever seen apart from Little Richard - and then I saw Elton," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
Winds also lift over and through crenulated ridgelines and careen downhill, accelerating with gravity on the lee sides of mountains, which is the side facing the ocean and densely populated coastal Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
“I’m absolutely convinced that the tragedy was the result of wind and snow deposition, and the fact that they pitched camp in the lee of a ridge,” Wilkinson adds.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 28, 2021
No mayday call was picked up after the Destination left the lee of St. George Island and entered turbulent seas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2019
Both were to the lee side of the storm.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
Aged 3-4 years on the lees, this opulent sparkler from a venerable Champagne house comes in an elegant flagon-shaped bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Muscadet mirrors the marina freshness of oysters while adding the light richness of lees contact making a harmonious pairing.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023
Panettone baking competitions have sprung up in Singapore and Japan, where one version is leavened with sake lees.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2022
In Austria, three tiers of quality — Klassik, Reserve, and Große Reserve — regulate region of origin, alcohol level, winemaking methods, and lees aging with increasing strictness.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2022
“Now,” cried the man, and he aimed a furious swipe at Lancelot’s lees.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
