khamsin

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Judges in some Arab countries take a lenient attitude toward crimes committed during the khamsin.

From Time Magazine Archive

These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.

From Time Magazine Archive

The khamsin, the hot African wind, filled the air with the sands of the Sahara.

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 blew in hot, sandy spurts, and lulled; then came again in hotter, more shrivelling bursts "From Hell!" thought the troopers, one and all.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)