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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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The air was filtered to contain high concentrations of PM2.5 particles produced by burning local pine trees – the equivalent to being downwind of a major wildfire.
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John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Los Angeles County has allocated $3 million from previous lead-paint settlement funds to facilitate soil testing for homeowners within one mile downwind of the Eaton scar.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
For example, a large study of people with elevated but not clinically high blood pressure indicated that those who lived downwind of air pollution were more likely to develop high blood pressure and, ultimately, heart disease.
—John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
One of our studies even showed that lightning anomalies might be preferentially oriented over and downwind of cities during the warm season.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
Los Angeles County has allocated $3 million from previous lead-paint settlement funds to facilitate soil testing for homeowners within one mile downwind of the Eaton scar.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
For example, a large study of people with elevated but not clinically high blood pressure indicated that those who lived downwind of air pollution were more likely to develop high blood pressure and, ultimately, heart disease.
—John C. Quindry, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
One of our studies even showed that lightning anomalies might be preferentially oriented over and downwind of cities during the warm season.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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