winter
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"We tried to keep our non-tipping model simply by raising our menu prices 23%, but we were only able to sustain this through the winter months," says co-owner Danielle Ayer.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Should they coincide with winter storms, coastal erosion, flooding and damage are likely, Flick said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
“The harder the winter becomes, the greater the pressure on these carriers to reduce capacity, close routes or accept further financial strain,” Dwyer says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The icebreakers will be used to open winter shipping routes through Canada's northern and Atlantic waters.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Betsie began to sniff and sneeze, and Father decided that she must not sit behind the cashier’s table where the shop door let in the raw winter air.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Beth Pinsker worked out the numbers for a retiree who wants to spend winters in Florida and the rest of the year at home in Illinois.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nearly six in 10 Canadians bought a home in Florida, which offers a warm and sunny respite from harsh Canadian winters, the NAR report found.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Warmer winters and shifts in land use have brought the bugs into new territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Many who took up the offer have since moved back -- put-off by harsh winters and low wages.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But sometimes it has nothing to do with cold winters or cats or herons.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
The couple has wintered in Arizona and returned to Washington in time for the opening of the Sounders season since 2009, the year the club joined MLS.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Some retirees who wintered on the Gulf Coast are already planning their exits from the state.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
In the classic migration pattern, flocks that wintered in the southern U.S. fly north in the spring, returning to the same spots in the high and sub-Arctic to breed and nest.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 16, 2020
The social pages followed his comings and goings, when he summered in Bar Harbor and wintered in Boca Raton.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 19, 2019
There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
Years before the project began, migrating ospreys had been spotted in Poole Harbour, en route from Scotland to their wintering grounds in north Africa.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
After spending the summer in the Hamptons, Icahn is wintering at his house on the Miami-area island known as Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
The species is considered territorial and doesn’t mix well with other wintering birds, according to Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
This study found that colonies wintering outside in colder areas like Omak in the far north of Washington state might still do all right under climate change.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
“You’re going to see so many new things and meet so many new animals and if there are any squirrels at your wintering grounds please tell them that Chitchat says hello!”
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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