southwester

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  1. blow
  2. gale
  3. wind
  4. northeaster
Noun
  • Likewise, a surprise 25 basis point rate cut by the BOK at its November meeting, enacted before Yoon declared martial law in December, could have cushioned the blow.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
  • As such, this will likely be a blow because the country accounted for 50% of global oil demand growth between 2000 and 2023, averaging an annual increase of 518,000 bpd, according to the Energy Institute's 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of blow
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  • Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of gale
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  • There are a lot of restrictions to building renewables on the wind power side.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • This small European company specializes in river cruises, the bulk of which wind through Germany, France, and Portugal.
    Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 2 Jan. 2025
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
Definition of northeaster
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