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Recent Examples of tailwind
And of course, within that system, there are headwinds, but there are also tailwinds.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 May 2025
Citizens, market perform rating, no price target Analyst Andrew Boone said that Google's latest AI push doesn't provide enough of a tailwind to offset potential concerns from its antitrust troubles as well as declining search queries.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Although the mid-East deals are unlikely to be repeated in the future, the tailwinds that have begun over the past month bode well for the country’s largest exporter.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
As the plane lined up on a runway, there was a light tailwind, which increased the amount of runway the plane would need to take off.
—Jeff Wise, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 May 2025
Citizens, market perform rating, no price target Analyst Andrew Boone said that Google's latest AI push doesn't provide enough of a tailwind to offset potential concerns from its antitrust troubles as well as declining search queries.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Although the mid-East deals are unlikely to be repeated in the future, the tailwinds that have begun over the past month bode well for the country’s largest exporter.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
As the plane lined up on a runway, there was a light tailwind, which increased the amount of runway the plane would need to take off.
—Jeff Wise, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
Noun
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These legislative headwinds come as the sector is already under pressure from higher interest rates, which have made consumer financing more expensive.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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But Thailand’s increasingly likely change in leadership—and the uncertainty that inevitably will follow—comes at a trying time of both economic headwinds and geopolitical challenges, threatening to throw the country into further instability.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
19 June 2025
Noun
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The Senate parliamentarian's guidance has delivered several blows to key GOP provisions, including an effort to exclude undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits and a plan to lower provider taxes, which states use to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Liverpool can get quite frosty in late March and early April, what with gales blowing in off the Irish Sea, but the rule at Aintree on Grand National weekend, and with emphasis on Ladies Day, is: Skin is in.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The storm, named Eowyn, brought gales to Ireland throughout Friday morning and afternoon, according to the Irish Meteorological Service.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Following the tornado, about 500 McCullough students spent about three weeks at the Gary Area Career Center before returning to McCullough after the gymnasium section was cordoned off.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The tornado destroyed the structure a few years later.—
Ben Finley,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when a windstorm swept in out of nowhere.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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During the same period, the FAIR Plan received more than 500 claims that were not related to the Los Angeles County wildfires, including windstorm and other fire claims.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fire occurred on a breezy spring day, with strong gusts blowing from west to east, pushing flames and thick black smoke along the pier toward the shore.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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One strong gust of wind can be enough to flip one of these trailers onto its side.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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The main concern for this week is the possibility of snow showers and squalls coming in Wednesday, which could affect travel.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
10 Dec. 2024
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And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.—
The Editors,
Outside Online,
30 May 2025
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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