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Recent Examples of tailwind
The deal comes at a time when the crypto industry is riding regulatory tailwinds from the first ever pro-crypto White House.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Tech Sector Momentum Creates Positive Environment The broader technology sector rally has created additional tailwinds for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
With a tailwind of 2 meters per second, the race at the Ansin Sports Complex was just within the legal parameters to count in the record books.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The comforting thing for investors is that Linde’s management team is known for its conservatism with its guidance, and a weaker U.S. dollar could also be a tailwind to earnings growth.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 8 May 2025
Tech Sector Momentum Creates Positive Environment The broader technology sector rally has created additional tailwinds for XRP.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
With a tailwind of 2 meters per second, the race at the Ansin Sports Complex was just within the legal parameters to count in the record books.
—Zack Pierce, New York Times, 3 May 2025
The comforting thing for investors is that Linde’s management team is known for its conservatism with its guidance, and a weaker U.S. dollar could also be a tailwind to earnings growth.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
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This can pose to be a headwind for homebuilders like Lennar, requiring strategic inventory and pricing management to maintain profitability and market share.—
Joe Cornell,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The evidence to date is that the United States and its Indo-Pacific allies are managing to deepen defense cooperation despite political and economic headwinds.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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The lawyers claim the measure signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis this month has already dealt significant blows to campaigns to expand Medicaid and legalize recreational marijuana in the state.—
Kate Payne,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2025
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In the rear of an IndyCar vehicle is a safety device called an attenuator, designed to cushion the blow from a rear impact into the wall.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Eyewitnesses described furious gales and hurricane-like winds that left an avalanche of debris near the pier.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Fierce gales hit the Irish Sea in late October 1859.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each of those states has seen between 87 and 97 tornadoes so far, AccuWeather reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Any tornado with slower wind speeds is considered an EF0.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Prepare for penny-sized hail (0.75 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
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The set-up led to several major storms on Memorial Day that walloped the southern Plains and Southeast with strong wind gusts, a few tornadoes and large hail.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Despite some heavy rainstorms and squalls of snow in recent months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack today stands at 90% of average, according to state officials.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The world of Rudolph’s movie is awash in the blather and squall of media.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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Out of the midst of this thunder and turmoil and tempest rose Dr. Otto Lecher, serene and collected.—
Don DeLillo,
Harpers Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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