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The wind will whistle down Broadway for just a few more performances as Daniel Fish’s audacious version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic comes to a close.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020

But it was only a factory whistle down the street.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yep, they agreed, it was true�hardly anybody knows how to whistle down a cab anymore.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nomad Kuchis seek fresh pasture land for their camels and fat-tailed sheep on the desolate plateaus, as chill winds whistle down from the snowy summits of the 600-mile-long range of the Hindu Kush.

From Time Magazine Archive

When your generosity train dashes recklessly beyond regulation schedules of safety, I must discharge engineer sympathy, and whistle down the brakes.

From At the Mercy of Tiberius by Evans, Augusta J. (Augusta Jane)




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