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[wind, wahynd, wind] / wɪnd, waɪnd, wɪnd /




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If the High Court chooses to wind up CSBL, then it does present a clear question for the EFL.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Firefighters launched a potentially decisive push Tuesday to encircle Belgium's largest wildfire in a century, despite wind and rain hampering air support operations over the High Fens nature reserve.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

In a notice in the Federal Register published Friday, BIS said the rule eliminates wind gust tolerance as a control parameter and removes national security licensing requirements for drones with capabilities lasting under three hours.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

“We have an abundance of renewables, and we’re doing good with procurement, but the sun sets, the wind doesn’t blow, and that’s where reliability and stability come into question,” Doyle said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

We leaned into the wind and staggered on through the snow.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Her senses of taste and smell have rebounded, and she gets less winded on hikes with her grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Pupil B was described by the former head of girls sport as being winded during the match and nothing more and when she asked Pupil B how she was she said "all good."

From BBC Apr. 21, 2026

Why does a brief jog leave some people winded while others seem to glide along with ease?

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2026

Michael Olise's outstanding, emphatic finish could have winded a side seemingly searching for air, while Kane's merciless volley had the potential to suck the life out of them.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2025

The brisk walk back to the house was making her too winded to converse intelligently.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood

Khosla had seen Microsoft’s announcement last year that it was winding down its free nonprofit licenses beginning July 2025, but, per the record, he should have still been in the clear.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

The idea resembles winding optical fiber around a spool, but nanofabrication makes it possible to fit the path into a far smaller footprint.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

Starr is criminally sarcastic, and delights in winding people up.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

With earnings season winding down, investors’ focus will shift to inflation data this week.

From MarketWatch Aug. 9, 2026

The boulders make a winding path to one giant mesa, a large hill with a flat top.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

After heading that summer to San Francisco to intern at a Y-Combinator-backed company called LendUp, she wound up staying in the city.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Fong called the emergency services and attempted first aid, including applying pressure to the wound, but Jones could not be saved.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Maya-Jade said, and they wound their way toward the bleachers to watch.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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