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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Los Angeles County, meanwhile, did step up in unincorporated Altadena, providing $3 million for soil testing for homeowners downwind of the Eaton fire.
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Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
And downwind of the fire’s boundary, to the southwest, between 70% and 80% of samples surpassed that limit.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
However, moderate to heavy lake-effect snow will develop downwind from Lake Ontario on Friday, the weather service said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Accumulations of 6 and 12 inches of snow may occur downwind of the Great Lakes by Jan. 4, forecasters added.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
And downwind of the fire’s boundary, to the southwest, between 70% and 80% of samples surpassed that limit.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
However, moderate to heavy lake-effect snow will develop downwind from Lake Ontario on Friday, the weather service said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Accumulations of 6 and 12 inches of snow may occur downwind of the Great Lakes by Jan. 4, forecasters added.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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