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Recent Examples of tailwind
Still, long-term tailwinds from AI are widely expected, raising the question of how much further the stock can rally in the near term.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Even the perception of sustained geopolitical risk can extend spending tailwinds, as nations reevaluate long-term defense strategies, upgrade outdated systems, and invest in next-gen technologies like cybersecurity, drones, and missile defense.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 June 2025
The steepening that has already occurred represents just the beginning of a multi-year tailwind for European banks, industrials, and the broader equity market.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Danny Kirsch, Piper Sandler’s head of options, suggested that being on the President’s good side had served Musk and his businesses, while being on the President’s bad side could turn tailwinds into headwinds, more or less instantly.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 6 June 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Even the perception of sustained geopolitical risk can extend spending tailwinds, as nations reevaluate long-term defense strategies, upgrade outdated systems, and invest in next-gen technologies like cybersecurity, drones, and missile defense.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 June 2025
The steepening that has already occurred represents just the beginning of a multi-year tailwind for European banks, industrials, and the broader equity market.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Danny Kirsch, Piper Sandler’s head of options, suggested that being on the President’s good side had served Musk and his businesses, while being on the President’s bad side could turn tailwinds into headwinds, more or less instantly.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
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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
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In another blow to China’s push to become a regional leader, India on Thursday rejected signing a joint statement facilitated by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization—one such grouping set up by China and Russia to counter U.S. influence.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
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 ship, Celebrity Edge, drifted from the pier during a sudden wind squall but was maneuvered back by the captain.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The Summit Venture, riding high in the water and thus more vulnerable to the wind, was entering the port for a load of phosphate when a sudden, blinding squall engulfed it.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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