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Recent Examples of tailwindRiding on the back of such tailwinds, Nvidia shares jumped 3.4% — their third straight day of gains — to close at a record $149.43.—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 See all Example Sentences for tailwind
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.
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Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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.
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.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment.
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.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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.
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.
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E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
The wind — with some northerly wind gusts expected above 20 mph — should also be a factor.
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.
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Calum Marsh,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Lake effect snow bands could create heavy snow squalls and the strong winds will lead to rapidly fluctuating visibilities with near whiteout conditions possible.
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.
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Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Now one of the smaller crafts in the civilian fleet was trapped in the tempest: a sleek 57-foot sailboat called the Zaida.
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