Example Sentences

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The weather is entirely different than it used to be, just look at the lack of southerlies bringing rain this season, he says.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

These waters in particular, provide some level of lee to the prevailing southerlies.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2011