gale
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NBC’s new comedy “Seinfeld” blows up a gale of wit and freshness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
Forecasters said on Thursday showers would turn increasingly to snow, with locally gale force northerly winds setting in.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
Once unfurled, it holds up in anything short of a gale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
For a moment, I felt myself transported, like a gale off Lake Michigan had carried us all back through time.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
If the Earth moves, why isn’t there a constant gale of wind blowing past, like the wind in your hair that rushes past if you are in an open-topped car travelling on a motorway?
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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