windswept
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The narrow, windswept island is packed with wildlife.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Standing on the windswept central square of Slavutych, he said that his first, "nuclear" war was against an invisible, odourless poison.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
AL JEER, United Arab Emirates—Oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers shimmer all over the horizon to the left of the windswept beach here at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Nonetheless, the organization’s 80 acres are home to a variety of artist residencies, which use the windswept isolation of the desert to activate dormant ideas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The hill jutted above the dense tangle of forest, rising solitary and sudden, its windswept heights visible from miles off.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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