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Recent Examples of tailwind
There was a tailwind for the sprints toward the finish line but runners had to run into a stiff wind on the other side of the track.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2026
And the opportunity—and even necessity—for refinancing corporate debt is another tailwind, according to the IEA.
—Justin Worland, Time, 29 May 2026
Lower rates would be a tailwind — but higher taxes on investment income would reduce after-tax returns on affected assets, and prices could fall accordingly.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Many families did receive an extra tailwind this year after Republican lawmakers' signature tax and spending bill led to bigger tax refunds.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2026
And the opportunity—and even necessity—for refinancing corporate debt is another tailwind, according to the IEA.
—Justin Worland, Time, 29 May 2026
Lower rates would be a tailwind — but higher taxes on investment income would reduce after-tax returns on affected assets, and prices could fall accordingly.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Many families did receive an extra tailwind this year after Republican lawmakers' signature tax and spending bill led to bigger tax refunds.
—Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
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After years without sustained growth in Britain, economic headwinds linked to global conflicts and the fallout from Brexit, as well as his own electoral pledge of fiscal discipline, have left a leader who promised change with little room for major reforms or investment in ailing public services.—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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The spat is not the first time Khanna has run into headwinds with his onetime allies in Silicon Valley.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
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Emotionally, militarily, even symbolically, this is a devastating blow to the Black Queen and her cause.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Benintendi was told by announcer Len Kasper before the game that the wind was a gale blowing out, which was perfect for his moment.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Iceland, in particular, is gifted with regular gale-force winds; summer days can rotate between sun, sleet, and snow; and the terrain requires special knowledge to safely navigate.—
Erika Owen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Since mid-May, the National Weather Service has confirmed 14 tornadoes in southwestern Pennsylvania.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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Damaging winds are the main risk, but a brief tornado or two can’t be ruled out.—
Kathryn Prociv,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
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Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades fire, and also accused her of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Nine years ago, after paying off his mortgage, Baez decided to go without windstorm insurance altogether.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2026
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Winds are forecasted to be southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph are possible Friday and Saturday and humidity 5 to 15% Friday and Saturday.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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Cold rain fell in an endless drizzle, broken only by harder squalls.—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
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The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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SpaceX, privately held, was insulated from that PR tempest.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
12 June 2026
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One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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