wind
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To make matters worse, Clear Lake has struggled with dramatic blooms of toxic algae, spurred by stretches of hot summer days with little wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The UAE meanwhile has made major investments in Germany, including in the chemical industry and offshore wind power.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
In a typical hurricane season, upper winds over the Atlantic increase and this leads to more wind shear, where wind changes rapidly with height.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
As Sauer traversed the peaks and valleys of the pile, wind blew ash into his eyes and throat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It looks as if a gust of wind could blow it apart with very little effort.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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Her senses of taste and smell have rebounded, and she gets less winded on hikes with her grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Pupil B was described by the former head of girls sport as being winded during the match and nothing more and when she asked Pupil B how she was she said "all good."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Why does a brief jog leave some people winded while others seem to glide along with ease?
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
Four hours later, sunburned and more winded than I like to admit, I reached a hamlet where I later hitched a ride back to the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2025
Mal stood with her back against a wall, winded, trying to catch her breath, staring down at the first boy.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Misr will have a chance to comment on the Treasury action over 30 days before winding down the U.S. correspondent relationships of its Emirati branch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
He said that will help Tesla avoid losing connection with its cars and thereby winding up with “robotaxis missing in action.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We expect to see many public miners continue winding down their Bitcoin mining hardware in the coming quarters," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
And as it bookends a summer led by “Obsession” and “Backrooms” fervor, with studios clamoring to find the next Gen Z wunderkind, Ullom quietly but consistently surpasses his peers at every winding turn.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
She did not move straight down but twisted left and right as she went, rippling and winding with the current.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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More “Karate Kid”-core, in this case released first as a song by Patty Smyth’s band Scandal; Journey’s version later wound up alongside Madonna’s “Crazy for You” on the soundtrack to “Vision Quest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As we wound our way down the seaside road, the waters were calm and pristine beside us.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Boeing 767 jet, operated by cargo carrier 21 Air, wound up about 1,300 feet beyond the paved runway, Homendy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
He went on to participate in several significant battles and survived a wound to the neck.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
It is possible to wound a sphinx, it turned out: you do it by breaking their heart.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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