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El Niño in the Pacific Basin decreases wind shear, so it removes the inhibitive storm-decapitating effect of wind shear at the same time that it amplifies water temperature,” Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In the Pacific, the weather phenomenon weakens vertical wind shear that allows storm systems there to brew stronger.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

However, wind shear is expected to increase dramatically in the 24 hours before Isaias makes landfall which may limit how intense it can become.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Even if all other conditions are prime for a powerful storm, wind shear can stop a hurricane in its tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

As it did, wind shear blew it laterally off course.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Gavin Newsom looks like the rat that Lisa Simpson accidentally shears thinking he’s a baby sheep.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Then the components are sliced up with hydraulic shears and other equipment and loaded onto heavy-duty trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Police recovered a garden edger from Manufactum in one of the storage boxes next to other spades, trowels and garden shears.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Ash devils occur when heat from a fire causes hot air to rise and mix with the cool air from shifting winds, called wind shears.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

They all look up, but the only one who changes position is the girl, who puts down her shears.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

As of Monday, the closure had sheared 16 million barrels from daily oil supplies, according to JPMorgan Chase analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

And so the men counted to three and they pushed, and Plymouth Rock sheared in half.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2024

Some 11 million years ago, a large meteor impact on Mars sheared away parts of the planet and sent the rocks hurtling into space.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2024

On the return journey, a bolt sheared on what is now more widely known as the Penydarren loco, causing the boiler to leak.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024

People with strange haircuts, things sheared into geometrical shapes.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson

The Italian clearly sees Fernandez as not only a talented player but also a leader, something City would be shorn of should Rodri move on.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

When the World Cup began 30 days ago, few believed Belgium - shorn of so many of the star names who featured in their previous campaigns on this stage - were among the potential winners.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Spurs are a very poor team, shorn of confidence and self-belief, looking on course for the Championship.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

However, the sale means the group is shorn of its most profitable division, raising the danger that it falls short of its revenue growth forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

It is still short and unevenly shorn, a reminder of my recent trials.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

A backlight sufficient to be useful would disturb the laminar flow of air rushing across the rear decklid, increasing shearing turbulence and drag at the back of the car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Duncan believes the Home Office visa announcement is a "poor" decision which will likely have a serious negative impact on the UK shearing industry.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

"They've lost their livelihoods, they've lost their shearing sheds, livestock, just absolutely devastating," he told national broadcaster ABC.

From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026

To that end, the dire wolf was bigger than the grey wolves that existed at the same time, with large, shearing teeth carrying an extremely strong bite force.

From Salon ● May 15, 2025

The next day being the day the woolly black-faced sheep were washed before shearing, Alyce and Edward ate their bread-and-beer breakfast down by the river to watch the great event.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman