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ill wind
noun as in malevolent influence
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“It was an ill wind, in the classic sense, that brought us some good,” O’Brien said.
From New York Times
Are we simply trading one ill wind for another as our political choices are being made by those with the most money?
From Washington Post
Neologisms totaling 14 Scrabble points: Buphoon: An ill wind from Washington that blows nobody any good.
From Washington Post
“One can clearly see that there is an ill wind that’s blowing through the country.”
From Washington Post
War is a harrowing means of embarrassing the faux sophisticates’ moral relativism, but by doing so, this ill wind has blown some good.
From Washington Post
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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