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 winter rapeseed crop was "hit hardest, with a 20 percent drop in yield", Rukwied noted, adding that pests took a toll in addition to the drought and heat.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
The winter includes trips to South Africa and Bangladesh, and a one-off pink-ball shootout against Australia.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Castro’s case was the second time local prosecutors have leveled criminal charges against federal officers for their conduct in the city this winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Almost dead through starvation over that long, cold winter, she somehow stayed alive long enough to get me and the boys to the end of the war before she joined her husband.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Testing will take place during selected evenings and nights in the winters of 2026-27 and 2027-28, when air traffic is lower.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
While her least favourite of the sprint disciplines, that continues to involve winters focused on shaving time off her 60m best, which she again lowered this season to 7.04 - the eighth-fastest worldwide this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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
Warmer winters and shifts in land use have brought the bugs into new territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Her cheekbones were still high and strong, but the skin was parched and ruddy from all those winters and summers exposed to the elements.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
“A monarch that wintered in Monterey might end up in Las Vegas or Boise or Spokane that next spring and summer,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Some retirees who wintered on the Gulf Coast are already planning their exits from the state.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
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
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 two species do overlap on their high elevation wintering grounds. It's mind-boggling that until now nobody figured out the Giant Hummingbird mystery, yet these two species have been separate for millions of years. "
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
With fall underway in Antarctica, some bird species are starting to scatter to their wintering areas.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2024
They lounged around the pond for a couple of days, chatting with Roz whenever she came by, and then they continued flying south to their wintering grounds.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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