Indian summer

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Recent Examples of Indian summer An Indian summer may last just a few days or more than a week. Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Oct. 2023 Laura: Because while there are a lot of theories about why the term Indian summer came to be used, some of them are derogatory, and this one in particular is that this weather is a trick. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 25 Oct. 2022 But hearing the German clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld, who must have been an astonishing musician, inspired a glorious Indian summer of creation. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2022 Love had surprised them in their sixties, like an Indian summer. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
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Noun
  • The 29-year-old expectant mom joined her husband, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, for a picturesque sweet stroll in the autumn leaves.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
  • With slopes reaching altitudes of 3,600 meters, including the iconic Glacier de Mont-de-Lans, Les 2 Alpes ensures exceptional snow reliability throughout the season, from early autumn to late spring.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • This was during the heyday of the hippie movement and this shift towards embracing that approach was considered controversial at the time.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In its heyday, going to the mall was an absolute event that necessitated an outfit worthy of the occasion—we’re talking Abercrombie jeans, Hollister tees, the freshest pair of Converse.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The song refracts like a prism at high noon, filled with stuttering blips that shapeshift at each turn.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The key point is that at high noon, the two would meet on Main Street, and following a tense stare-down, the sheriff would take out the bad guy, ensuring the town lived happily ever after.
    Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

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