gust
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She has cold urticaria, a rare allergy which can cause her to have a reaction to as little as a gust of cool wind in summer.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
This looks plowable with near-blizzard conditions south/west of MSP by late Sunday as winds gust to 40 mph.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
“They do not charge in from outside and batter like a gust of wind or a wall of water,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
They yank open industrial-grade zippers, unleashing a gust of helium, and dive chest-first onto the collapsing character.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
I think it’s that not-quite-there quality of hers, like she could blow away with a strong gust of wind.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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