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breeze

[breez] / briz /




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They can’t pretend that speeding through the breeze could liberate them from day-to-day life, and the singer asks, retrospectively, “Do you look forward to the past / Or forward to today?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Every night, when summer heat and blackouts make sleep impossible at home, Cubans head for rooftops, porches and public spaces where they can catch a breeze.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

The day was in the low 70s, and a breeze was coming through our kitchen window; I decided I would not mind standing at the stove long enough to coax the squash toward sweet collapse.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The high pressure also stifles the sea breeze that can bring cooler ocean air onto land.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

The map he held fluttered in the little breeze that always came before the dawn.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

This can help to intensify future heatwaves on land by reducing the cooling effect from sea breezes.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

He shows up at tournaments, breezes through the field, then flies to the next one.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.

From Barron's Apr. 1, 2026

The score, a mix of lush disco and synth pop with hints of island breezes and karaoke camp, brings a club-like energy to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Deep windows had opened out on curving formal gardens, and the sea breezes had filled the room with the scent of flowers.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

“That is very good!” she called as she breezed past.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Argentina breezed through qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, losing just one of their 18 games, and that form had them installed as among the favourites to win the tournament.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

People who arrived very early breezed through the toll booths, and even those who showed up after 9 a.m. said they waited only about 15 to 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

It came as no surprise last week when Sandisk breezed past quarterly earnings expectations in this backdrop.

From Barron's May 8, 2026

The bedroom door shot open, and Leafie breezed in.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

But, breezing along at 80 mph, I couldn’t hear the engine start nor could I feel it running.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

The company is not afraid of breezing past deadlines.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

And Snell took advantage, breezing into the seventh having given up just a hit.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 1, 2025

They seemed to be breezing through the Club World Cup in similar fashion, too, beating Bayern Munich with nine men and then thrashing Real Madrid 4-0 on their way to Sunday's final.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2025

“Hey, Maisie,” Mom says as she comes breezing into the room.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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