windstorm
noun
wind·storm
ˈwin(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
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The company disclosed substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to the financial impact of the Maui windstorm and wildfires.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The prospectus outlines the typical credit risks and also specific hazards including earthquakes in California, typhoons in Japan and European windstorms.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Having Helene's remnants come this far inland isn't common, but parts of Ohio have endured a windstorm from a hurricane over a decade ago.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Although there already were efforts to grow shorter corn, the demand for innovations by private companies such as Bayer and academic scientists soared after an intense windstorm — called a derecho — plowed through the Midwest in August 2020.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
The prospectus outlines the typical credit risks and also specific hazards including earthquakes in California, typhoons in Japan and European windstorms.
—Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Having Helene's remnants come this far inland isn't common, but parts of Ohio have endured a windstorm from a hurricane over a decade ago.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Although there already were efforts to grow shorter corn, the demand for innovations by private companies such as Bayer and academic scientists soared after an intense windstorm — called a derecho — plowed through the Midwest in August 2020.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
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windstorm
noun
wind·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm with strong wind and little or no rain
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