weathering

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California was weathering its worst recession in decades and a punishing drought.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Iron was released from weathering basalt and carried underground by acidic groundwater.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

After weathering the ups and downs of Peruvian politics, in 1839 he left the country for good and later became Britain’s first consul-general to the Hawaiian court of King Kamehameha III.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Delta and United are weathering the fuel shock with healthy balance sheets, while American has struggled to find consistent profitability.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

In the face of the stony wall there was something like a stair: natural perhaps, and made by the weathering and splitting of the rock, for it was rough and uneven.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien