windswept
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In the windswept village of Doonbeg on Ireland's Atlantic coast, Donald Trump is less polarising US president and more golf resort owner credited with bringing jobs and money to a remote corner of the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
I won’t miss the stops for fast food and comfort breaks in windswept concourses of highway service plazas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
At Terminal 5, his aides were windswept, screaming at one another because no one had the wristbands.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
At least, that’s what it feels like while sitting on the patio of his new house overlooking the windswept L.A. skyline on a recent afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
They made camp before the remnants of a gutted palace, on a windswept plaza where devilgrass grew between the paving stones.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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