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Recent Examples of tailwind
Riding on the back of such tailwinds, Nvidia shares jumped 3.4% — their third straight day of gains — to close at a record $149.43.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Tech stocks also got a tailwind from a report from electronics maker Foxconn, which said December revenues were at a record thanks to demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
After two straight losses, HOU is playing for a tailwind of momentum entering postseason.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
While payrolls could slow further in 2025, multiple sizable contractions in monthly payrolls seem unlikely given the high number of job openings in the U.S. economy and other positive labor market data providing tailwinds for the year ahead.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Tech stocks also got a tailwind from a report from electronics maker Foxconn, which said December revenues were at a record thanks to demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
After two straight losses, HOU is playing for a tailwind of momentum entering postseason.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
While payrolls could slow further in 2025, multiple sizable contractions in monthly payrolls seem unlikely given the high number of job openings in the U.S. economy and other positive labor market data providing tailwinds for the year ahead.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tailwind
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In fact, the US wasn’t mentioned at all during the 27-minute video — perhaps a reflection of the strong headwinds EVs are facing under the incoming Trump administration.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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Michael Jackson’s fifth solo album and first with veteran producer Quincy Jones, however, was just too good to be slowed down by the cultural headwinds, and became the first album by a solo artist to send four singles into the Top Ten of the Hot 100.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
16 Jan. 2025
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These tariffs could be a huge blow to the U.S. economy, as economists say tariffs are often passed along to end consumers in the form of higher prices.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
21 Jan. 2025
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Supersonic gales blow at 1,200 miles per hour, around five times faster than the strongest gusts ever measured on Earth.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Nov. 2024
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A bit more like those Newcastle fans who grace our screens every now and then, unfazed by the coldest gales.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
19 Dec. 2024
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Across the country, police have for decades been pressed into crisis response duty during wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Lund described the fire tornado as a response to the weather rather than its own event.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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Monday Santa Ana winds will peak Wednesday and be followed by new windstorm Monday Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years Tom Krasovic: Padres’ standing with Roki Sasaki a credit to A.J. Preller, Peter Seidler IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Eaton Fire is one of several blazes to break out during Tuesday and Wednesday's Santa Ana windstorm, which struck during a severe drought, authorities said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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The wind — with some northerly wind gusts expected above 20 mph — should also be a factor.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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From the cool surface of a frozen lake to the dizzying frenzy of a white-out squall, the dead of winter offers countless evocative and extreme conditions that conjure magic, channel heartbreak and push characters to their limits.—
Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Lake effect snow bands could create heavy snow squalls and the strong winds will lead to rapidly fluctuating visibilities with near whiteout conditions possible.—
Tanya Wildt,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement With the tempest expected to hit on Dec. 1 that year, LAFD commanders ordered up at least 40 extra fire engines for stations closest to the areas where the fire hazards were greatest, including the Palisades, The Times has learned through interviews and internal department records.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Now one of the smaller crafts in the civilian fleet was trapped in the tempest: a sleek 57-foot sailboat called the Zaida.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Tailwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tailwind. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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