southwester

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  1. blow
  2. gale
  3. wind
  4. northeaster
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  • Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Hers is a voice that ought to have a lifetime’s staying power, bolstered by a lyrical and musical sensibility that provide everything her instrument needs to deliver a happy succession of knockout blows.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2026
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  • The United States is also facing gale-force productivity headwinds, such as the aging of the population and the relentlessly rising cost of health care, education, and housing.
    — Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • His football outing on ITV was perfectly good value, even if there was the near-instant karma of an off-camera Brooklyn gale threatening to blow the set down.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of gale
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  • But today, the winds are weaker, meaning the pollution carried by the air isn’t being dispersed.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Like Guam, Saipan and Tinian could experience Category 1 winds of more than 74 mph, the weather service said.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of wind
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  • The ocean keeps coming because of climate change, sea level rise, nor'easters, hurricanes, et cetera.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • That morning, around 6, authorities found O'Keefe on the ground outside the Canton home just before a nor'easter struck the town with 21 inches of snow.
    — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 26 May 2023
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