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Winters

American  
[win-terz] / ˈwɪn tərz /

noun

  1. Yvor 1900–68, U.S. poet and critic.


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But, having targeted last winter's Ashes throughout the previous years, the regime came under intense scrutiny in Australia during a tour blighted by poor on-field performances, off-field issues and inadequate preparation.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Micron Technology shares were on pace to snap a six-session losing streak Friday, with an analyst likening the recent market freakout over memory stocks to last winter’s DeepSeek saga that ultimately proved a blip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

If they don’t want to do that, the companies would have to pay significantly higher electric rates or agree to let their power be curtailed during shortages, such as during this winter’s polar air blasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

But I couldn’t listen, not really, because Baba’s casual little comment had planted a seed in my head: the resolution that I would win that winter’s tournament.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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