weather permitting
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: if the weather is good enough to allow it
The picnic will be held at the park, weather permitting.
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The resort is hoping to stay open this year, weather permitting, through Memorial Day, which falls on May 26th.
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Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Steven Matz starts Monday against the Mets (weather permitting).
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
This month’s spectacle will be visible each night, weather permitting, from mid-January to mid-February between sunset and 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, the former president and first lady make their honorary departure, which has been done by helicopter (weather permitting) since Gerald Ford’s departure in 1977.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Steven Matz starts Monday against the Mets (weather permitting).
—Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
This month’s spectacle will be visible each night, weather permitting, from mid-January to mid-February between sunset and 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Then, the former president and first lady make their honorary departure, which has been done by helicopter (weather permitting) since Gerald Ford’s departure in 1977.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Weather permitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weather%20permitting. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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