on the wind

phrase

: toward the direction from which the wind is blowing

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In a subsequent lecture, Halford noted that snake venom’s effect on the blood was like that of cholera, and modestly suggested that the venom of dead snakes, dried and carried aloft on the wind, might be the cause of that disease. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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“On the wind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20wind. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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