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Dushnisky's sudden resignation came at a time when miners globally were battling the impact of the pandemic, but record high bullion prices meant gold mining companies were weathering the storm better than others.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2021

The cutoffs, however, did catch the eye of Steve Cicala, an economist at Tufts University, who was searching for a real-time indicator of how the poorest families in America were weathering the pandemic recession.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2021

In those weeks, many people like Freeman-Daily rode out presumable cases of Covid-19 in their homes, without in-person care from doctors, or even concrete knowledge of exactly what they were weathering.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2020

This was because “we were weathering layoffs, weird cuts, new management” and she feared that “causing drama” would cost her her job.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2017

Whitaker guessed at random, but none the less rightly, that they were weathering Block Island to the south with a leeway of several miles.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph