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Recent Examples of tailwindAnd 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 The broader Central Loop area has some other tailwinds, however.—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tailwind
The president’s approval rating has dropped consistently for months, forcing Republicans running in midterm elections to battle heavy headwinds with unhappy voters.
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Catherine Lucey,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
Our cash pile grew In the walk-up to SpaceX's debut, Jim warned that mega IPOs could be a headwind for the stock market.
The rookie took a deep breath, settled into his stance and watched as Houston’s pitcher, Enyel De Los Santos, attempted to deliver the final blow.
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Latif Love
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Star third baseman José Ramírez broke a bone in his left hand on a swing Saturday and will be sidelined for an indefinite period, a massive blow to the two-time defending AL Central champions.
National Weather Service The NWS also issued a host of marine hazards, including gale warnings, high surf advisories, small craft advisories and beach hazards for most of Southern California's coastal communities.
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Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
Ponson had heard the lore of fast-developing storms in the northern Gulf — systems that escaped the notice of meteorologists — before exploding into near-gale winds, towering waves and rare but deadly storms.
Supercells are more likely to produce tornadoes than other types of thunderstorms, but twisters are still possible in other storms elsewhere in the Midwest and into parts of the Plains.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Large and long-lived tornadoes are possible, along with destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph, and hail up to the size of baseballs.
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.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
Nine years ago, after paying off his mortgage, Baez decided to go without windstorm insurance altogether.
Damaging wind gusts potentially topping 75 mph will take over as the main threat later Wednesday night, with individual storms expected to merge into cohesive lines from eastern Kansas first and eventually expand to western Ohio.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Large and long-lived tornadoes are possible, along with destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph, and hail up to the size of baseballs.
Cold rain fell in an endless drizzle, broken only by harder squalls.
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Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
The latter, in particular, braids the bittersweet melodies of anorak-sporting vintage twee with ear-bleeding country-grunge that evokes Meat Puppets’ heaviest squalls.
SpaceX, privately held, was insulated from that PR tempest.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
12 June 2026
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.