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winter

[win-ter] / ˈwɪn tər /
NOUN
cold season of the year
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STRONG


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In winter, as they began considering closing the restaurant, they quietly looked for a buyer but held out hope that they could still make it work.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

“The current summer premium over winter gas prices is making gas stockpiling uneconomical and storage injections have slowed sharply in recent weeks,” analysts at ANZ say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The rationale is that we are heading into the summer when these bills are lower and instead the focus is on contingency planning for the winter.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

The warm winter led to the worst year for snowpack in Colorado and Utah on record, meaning less water in the parched Colorado River.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

All around stood the dark, listening trees: trees that stayed green all winter, that never slept.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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