wind in
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I personally regret every time I put wind in the sails of a deeply unfunny and offensive man by politely laughing, feeling too awkward to course-correct the moment.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Property-tax reductions have been in the wind in a lot of places,” said Jared Walczak, senior fellow at the Tax Foundation and a policy consultant on state tax issues.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The new findings support a longstanding theory that the rapid rotation of massive planets such as Saturn can become more important than the solar wind in shaping their magnetospheres.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
“And if Aemond is nothing without his dragon, then does he really deserve her? We’ve got to challenge what we know of the character already … Vhagar was the wind in his sails.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
If the Earth moves, why isn’t there a constant gale of wind blowing past, like the wind in your hair that rushes past if you are in an open-topped car travelling on a motorway?
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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