weathering

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California was weathering its worst recession in decades and a punishing drought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Iron was released from weathering basalt and carried underground by acidic groundwater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Delta and United are weathering the fuel shock with healthy balance sheets, while American has struggled to find consistent profitability.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“All of this suggests that the Fed’s inflation worries extend beyond weathering a fleeting wave of one-off price hikes associated with tariffs and, more recently, an energy price spike,” Stanley says.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Besides the tangle itself, there was the weathering of that first year, when the Knot hung outside and became hard as a rock.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli