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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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The highest concentrations were located near the Canada-New York border, which was downwind of East Palestine.
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Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Two hundred thirty-five yards downwind of another farm, Smith found MRSA floating in the air.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
Polluting factors should not be developed near vulnerable communities, and in the meantime, pregnant women would benefit from staying away from polluting sites (like downwind of highways) as much as possible.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, heavy lake effect snow could dump between 1 and 3 feet in the Great Lakes through tomorrow night, particularly downwind of Lakes Eerie and Ontario.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
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Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Two hundred thirty-five yards downwind of another farm, Smith found MRSA floating in the air.
—Melinda Wenner Moyer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2016
Polluting factors should not be developed near vulnerable communities, and in the meantime, pregnant women would benefit from staying away from polluting sites (like downwind of highways) as much as possible.
—Jeremy Ney, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Elsewhere, heavy lake effect snow could dump between 1 and 3 feet in the Great Lakes through tomorrow night, particularly downwind of Lakes Eerie and Ontario.
—NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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