wind shift
Example Sentences
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It said a wind shift had pushed the plume back over East Palestine, and the atmosphere had kept material closer to the ground, with possible local health effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“In a large-scale disaster like that, when you have a wind shift, you’re receiving the information and trying your best to make the best decisions possible,” Augustin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
Forestry Service spokesman Stuart Morris said the town had reopened Thursday, but a wind shift expected later Thursday could pose a new threat.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
Its most traditional use is to describe the large-scale wind shift into the Indian subcontinent from the ocean that coincides with intense summer rains there.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
She can watch the wind shift the drifts of snow trapped in the courtyard behind me.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
