wind
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When the Southport venue last staged the game's oldest championship in 2017, play was briefly suspended during the second round because of heavy wind and rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
While trying to save the world, and facing new problems and threats along the way with pop culture nods aplenty, the quartet wind up in a hybrid genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The simulations also incorporated the effects of solar wind and UV radiation.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
“Then they move too late,” because their health declines and they lose control over where they wind up.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
The wind died down, and a fog slowly rolled over the city, shrouding the streets, but I was on familiar ground, and I knew the way.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Crowds winded through greenways and walking trails, processing through thin paths in single-file lines and dodging annoyed runners and whizzing bikers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
She got winded just climbing the stairs to her bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Why does a brief jog leave some people winded while others seem to glide along with ease?
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2026
The tenant moved into the five-bedroom property in September 2023 and was only recently evicted after a "tremendously slow and long winded" legal process, Ms Khediri said.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
Otto had figured that out five minutes ago, but was too winded to speak.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Along with the rover itself, the image clearly reveals the winding tracks Perseverance has left behind as it explores the Martian surface.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
As we climbed the winding road to Bédar, we emerged into a charred and desolate landscape.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hasbro has been gradually winding down its reliance on traditional media buying, Bunge said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
A white Ford pickup truck broke through a thick curtain of fog one morning in February, winding its way down a muddy farm road in California’s Central Valley.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
We drive until the snow-covered woods and long winding roads are far behind us.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The law defines "take" to mean "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct."
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
For Aguirre, the loss reopened a familiar wound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
To rub salt into the wound, Argentina went on to beat West Germany in the final to lift the trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Regulators said DTN-branded inflaters that wound up in cars and killed Americans were likely manufactured in 2021 and 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Eventually, they found a deer track that wound up the side of the falls.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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