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weather

[weth-er] / ˈwɛð ər /
NOUN
atmospheric conditions
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It comes as the Cabinet Office plans to launch a separate campaign in the autumn about how people can make themselves and their homes more prepared for extreme weather and cyber-attacks.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

This will make for a cooler feeling spell of weather at times.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Scientists can already predict which years will be busiest for space weather events, with the Sun following an approximately 11-year activity cycle.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

They could be from naturally occurring phenomena like wheat rust and weather or from human activity such as sustained global conflicts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

That was about as long as you could wait on a funeral in this weather.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

They typically have longer ranges than bullets and work in all weathers, unlike interceptor drones.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Investors will have to wait and see if the sector weathers the dividend storm, too.

From Barron's Jan. 7, 2026

Like the transparent plastic umbrellas that later became her trademark on official engagements, this raincoat also allowed people to see the Queen's brightly-coloured dresses in all weathers.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2025

The people who work in governmental institutions — and therefore the institutions themselves—are rather like the ballast that keeps a ship upright and balanced in different weathers.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2024

The weathers too cold for air-conditioning and too hot for closed doors.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

But Iran -- which has already weathered decades of sanctions -- has remained defiant, with officials saying they have a two-year plan to counter the pressure.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The U.S. and global economy have weathered rate hikes well.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The collision blasted this weathered material from as deep as 1.5 feet beneath the lunar surface.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

Kuwait has so far weathered the strikes on its power and water supplies, drawing on reserve capacity and emergency repairs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

They passed farmhouses, barns and an occasional weathered gray shack raised off the ground on piles of bricks.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

But after weathering through the lockdowns of Covid-19 and struggling with the continuing rising costs of operating, the family said things were "extremely difficult" to sustain.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The USC coach should’ve been used to weathering pressure by that point.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

France is weathering a third heatwave in less than three months, with fires raging in several parts of the country over the past week.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

The researchers emphasize that rock weathering should not be viewed as a simple or permanent solution to climate change.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

Besides the tangle itself, there was the weathering of that first year, when the Knot hung outside and became hard as a rock.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli




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