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Erratic winds up to 60 mph and high-pressure conditions created by Dora — a powerful Category 4 hurricane some 800 miles southwest — have coupled with decreased humidity on the island to aggravate wildfire conditions.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2023

Record-breaking April temperatures in Andalusia have coupled with a chronic lack of rainfall.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2023

Except these two 10-year-olds are both male — and the latest in a long succession of same-sex penguins that have coupled up to adopt an egg.

From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2019

Davis argued in her talk that when you have coupled complex systems, any break in the growth trends tends to be accompanied by wild fluctuations.

From Scientific American • Sep. 24, 2011

Mr. S. Each pair, after they have coupled, builds its own nest; and, instead of helping, they are very apt to steal the materials from one another.

From The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various