windblown
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A non-combustible perimeter using materials like gravel or hardscaping—free of plants, wooden decks and wooden outdoor furniture—to stop windblown ember ignitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
As Mr. Haskell kept watching, a flock of rainbow lorikeets, in their blue-, red-, orange- and green-feathered glory, blew in, “like windblown confetti,” chasing off the figbirds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
An air quality advisory is also in place in the Coachella Valley from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning because of windblown dust that could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
Saturday because of harmful levels of particle pollution from windblown dust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
He had a moment without confidence, windblown and blasted, vacant as an exploded shell.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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