wind
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That makes regions like Guizhou and Inner Mongolia, which have massively expanded renewable capacity like solar and wind, ideal for operators looking to meet those commitments, said Simeng Deng, a senior analyst at Rystad Energy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The reader advances across Mr. McKay’s superb translation as though compelled by a fierce highland wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Times newspaper has reported, external allegations that Alaba attempted to wind up one of his business before settling one of two bounce back loans he had taken out.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
River’s constantly tilted forward, against rain, sleet and wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The wind tugged at my skirts and seemed to propel me along.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Her senses of taste and smell have rebounded, and she gets less winded on hikes with her grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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 stark difference in attacking efficiency winded a previously noisy capacity crowd.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
As it was 367 days earlier, the Dodgers winded down a parade route in front of tens of thousands of fans from Temple Street to Grand Avenue to 7th Street to Figueroa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
The brisk walk back to the house was making her too winded to converse intelligently.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
Khosla had seen Microsoft’s announcement last year that it was winding down its free nonprofit licenses beginning July 2025, but, per the record, he should have still been in the clear.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The idea resembles winding optical fiber around a spool, but nanofabrication makes it possible to fit the path into a far smaller footprint.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
American visitors also said flights were a headache, often involving last-minute cancellations, schedule changes and winding itineraries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Starr is criminally sarcastic, and delights in winding people up.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Stepping to the fireplace, she began winding the clock on the mantel.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has criticised Fifa president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, saying the organisation has "pressed the self-destruct button" by delivering "a self-inflicted wound".
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"We have to remove the band-aid and then look at the sore, the gaping wound that's present," Asare says about what he sees as real "reparations".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
After heading that summer to San Francisco to intern at a Y-Combinator-backed company called LendUp, she wound up staying in the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
They also believe that learning more about the local activity of C3 could improve understanding of other biological processes, including wound healing and the regulation of inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
As we wound along the mountain road, Olka cranked her window down, leaned out, and gulped at the air as if to eat it.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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