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Recent Examples of windbreak
Climate change, the invisible hand exacerbating the hot, arid conditions that parch the land, is being compounded by the relentless expansion of croplands, excessive tilling, overgrazing and removal of native windbreaks.
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Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
During the California Gold Rush of the 1800s, they were planted for windbreaks, fuel and timber.
—Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
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Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
If there’s nowhere to go nearby, build a windbreak or snow cave for protection.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
Many of them are also involved in regenerative practices, such as working to restore terraces and create windbreaks to help the soil retain water and enhance biodiversity.
—Tom Watkins, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
During the California Gold Rush of the 1800s, they were planted for windbreaks, fuel and timber.
—Alix Soliman, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windbreak
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In late September, migrants battled rain and filth from their camping tents and makeshift lean-tos.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the family only made it as far as Mexico City and were stuck, in late September, living in a tent in plaza crowded with dozens of other tents and lean-tos, where people from Venezuela, Cuba, Haiti, Angola and other countries were all struggling to keep out the rain.Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
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The other, though crucial, faces steep palisades and deep waters, requiring more time and resources.Kathleen Kewley, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent additions to the grounds include The Ralston Family Collections Center, a Mission Gate and Lunette, and replicas of an 18-pounder cannon and a palisade, all part of the $550 million Alamo Plan.Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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At night, Spencer takes boys to a shed, where they are beaten.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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At the site of a direct missile hit on a shed that lit an adjacent apartment block ablaze, the smell of smoke still lingers four months later.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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At even strength, the Canucks held the fort down defensively without Hughes.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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The star’s family and A-list friends have been fixtures at her Eras Tour shows since the beginning, with mom Andrea, dad Scott and brother Austin mingling with fans and holding down the fort in the VIP tent.Rachel DeSantis, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Arab, Ayyubid and Mamluk rulers all occupied this fortress over the centuries.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Empire State and Golden State are currently considered left-leaning strongholds that have been key to Democratic victories and power in recent years.Tara Suter, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the end, the GOP will maintain its stronghold on legislative politics in the state, maintaining its supermajority status in the House with 75 seats and 27 seats in the Senate.Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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In late September, when Israel invaded Lebanon in pursuit of Hezbollah militants, the region around the castle of Tibnin (also called Toron) came under heavy bombardment.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perched on top of the cake were figures of Disney princesses Cinderella, Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in front of a circle topper behind with the outline of Sleeping Beauty’s castle painted on it.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Walls and towers made of stone and rammed earth rose from strategic ridge lines, making a formidable redoubt.ByAndrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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The whereabouts of his own family was unknown, but thought to appear briefly in surveillance footage recovered earlier this year from an underground redoubt Israeli forces said was located beneath a cemetery.Karl Vick, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Windbreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windbreak. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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