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[wind, wahynd, wind] / wɪnd, waɪnd, wɪnd /




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There are flies, rats and, if the wind shifts every so slightly, a waft of thick, nauseating air from the warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Abandoned by or cut off from their families, they are immured in lonely old age, waiting with restless resignation as the hours of their lives wind down.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The first phase of Whitelee was officially opened by then first minister Alex Salmond in 2009, having been commissioned a year earlier, and was the largest onshore wind farm in Europe at the time.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

This must be near the outside edge of the prison: the wind had never shrieked so in the other one.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Four hours later, sunburned and more winded than I like to admit, I reached a hamlet where I later hitched a ride back to the city.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2025

He arrived in India in 1988, a young man seeking work, and has since been winded through cities - Nagpur, Belgaum, Goa, Nasik - before settling in the western metropolis.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2025

But the bird is at least a quarter mile away, most of it uphill, and by the time I reach him, I'm winded.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

A month ago it looked like the Iran war was winding down.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

Phatsara Khamloet, who visited in May, told BBC Thai she had to navigate a "winding route" to reach the bathroom, and noted that the exits were not well marked.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Along with the rover itself, the image clearly reveals the winding tracks Perseverance has left behind as it explores the Martian surface.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

“Read My Lips,” with contributions from Puerto Rican producer Tainy, has a Latin flavor, with a repeating guitar line winding through the track and guest vocals from Colombian singer Feid.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Steadily I move, winding around boulders, slowly getting closer to the mesa.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

It’s mostly used for wound healing and skin health and to address other inflammatory conditions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The line wound up being a disaster with a reshuffled cast virtually every week.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

"The pain is immense, and this wound will take time to heal. But I also hold onto all the good things," Messi wrote on social media.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

It may also offer new insights into wound healing, medical treatments, and the design of biomaterials that imitate or interact with biological tissue.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Thin and tightly wound, he spoke too quickly for anyone to follow exactly what he was saying.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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