weather the storm
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: to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged too much
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If James Madison can weather the storm and keep things close, then the pressure falls on the Ducks.
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Erick Smith, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Ivy League institutions are much better equipped to weather the storm.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
At the Ruggieri Senior Center on Monday night in Union City, East Bay residents and local officials gathered to discuss ways to weather the storm for homeless residents in the face of potentially millions of dollars in federal funding cuts for housing.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2025
While Rodney was able to weather the storm with family members, Roxene Thompson Kastens could not get through to her beloved grandparents, both in their 80s, or their 101-year-old cousin.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Erick Smith, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Ivy League institutions are much better equipped to weather the storm.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
At the Ruggieri Senior Center on Monday night in Union City, East Bay residents and local officials gathered to discuss ways to weather the storm for homeless residents in the face of potentially millions of dollars in federal funding cuts for housing.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2025
While Rodney was able to weather the storm with family members, Roxene Thompson Kastens could not get through to her beloved grandparents, both in their 80s, or their 101-year-old cousin.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Weather the storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20the%20storm. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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