winter
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His government is now setting out the next steps in how that could be achieved, with emergency accommodation and long-term housing support to be put in place across England this winter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The first clear indication usually comes in late autumn and winter, when we typically see more rainfall and experts can assess whether that water is moving through rock layers into underground stores, known as aquifers.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Diesel buyers are competing for shrinking supply amid disruptions in Russia and the Middle East, with the U.S. at the center of a scramble that could intensify into the winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
During heavy winter swells, waves 20 to 30 feet high can slam against the cliffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
They sang the gay songs they always sang when the sealers went out in the winter.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
With winters especially proving difficult with fewer people coming, he added: "I have a duty to ensure the future of the mill for the next generation."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
We also plan to purchase a $200,000 condo in Florida next year—after enough New England winters, we’re ready for a change.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
The mountain also saw a "big upsurge" in heather beetles this year - possibly linked to milder winters.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Warmer winters and shifts in land use have brought the bugs into new territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Two winters after they left I made more weapons—a spear, a bow, and a quiver of arrows.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
The couple has wintered in Arizona and returned to Washington in time for the opening of the Sounders season since 2009, the year the club joined MLS.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
In the classic migration pattern, flocks that wintered in the southern U.S. fly north in the spring, returning to the same spots in the high and sub-Arctic to breed and nest.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2020
The social pages followed his comings and goings, when he summered in Bar Harbor and wintered in Boca Raton.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
One swan got blown to Arkansas in a snowstorm in the early 1990s, and wintered in Heber Springs, north of Little Rock, she said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2019
There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Ospreys are migratory birds which journey from wintering grounds in west Africa to Europe in the spring to breed.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
After spending the summer in the Hamptons, Icahn is wintering at his house on the Miami-area island known as Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The species is considered territorial and doesn’t mix well with other wintering birds, according to Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
This study found that colonies wintering outside in colder areas like Omak in the far north of Washington state might still do all right under climate change.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
But the geese were always aware of their instincts, calling them back to the warm wintering grounds.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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