khamsin
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A third category of khamsin sufferers have more complex reactions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.
From Time Magazine Archive
The plain fact was that, as Arab and Jew squared off for battle in the hazy heat of a khamsin desert wind, no one wanted the battle to start.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shaky cease-fire shifted attention back to Lebanon's complicated political situation, which was about as impenetrable as the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
The khamsin, hot sand-laden winds of the spring months, come invariably from the south.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
