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wind

Definition for wind

noun as in air currents

noun as in warning, chatter

verb as in bend, turn

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On Wednesday morning, Hurricane Priscilla was about 200 miles off the southern tip of Baja California, clocking winds around 75 mph, according to the latest update from the hurricane center.

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But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down.

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Ray winds up in sick bay, where he flirts with a female Marine.

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The investigators said that heavy winds six days later caused the underground fire to surface and spread above ground in what became one of the costliest and most destructive disasters in city history.

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Strong winds brought the embers to the surface, to grow into a deadly conflagration.

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