gusting

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Scheffler's score was deceptively good on a day when gusting winds reached 40mph and ensured that the greens became firmer and even more perilous.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

With gusting winds at the seaside course's signature 18th hole keeping balls wobbling and rolling out of position, Bhatia endured a hefty wait before missing a seven-foot birdie putt and closing with a par.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

On a recent afternoon, with temperatures well below zero and the wind gusting, a young man stood on Portland Avenue, where a makeshift shrine marked the spot where Good was fatally shot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The Met Office has warned that western and northern Scotland could be battered by winds gusting to 75mph.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

The wind was gusting, cold as the breath of the ice dragon in the tales Old Nan had told when Jon was a boy.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin