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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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So think about how ducks might circle downwind in order to approach your decoy spread.
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Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
By November, though snow is already flying at higher elevations across the country, national snow attention often turns downwind of the Great Lakes, for the colossal lake-effect snowstorms that can pummel western New York under feet of snow.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The National Cancer Institute estimates that some people downwind absorbed more than half a lifetime’s worth of natural radiation in the days after the test.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Neighborhoods downwind of warehouses, less than 5 miles (roughly 7 kilometers) away, saw a nearly 20 percent increase in nitrogen dioxide pollution on average compared to neighborhoods upwind of warehouses.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
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Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
By November, though snow is already flying at higher elevations across the country, national snow attention often turns downwind of the Great Lakes, for the colossal lake-effect snowstorms that can pummel western New York under feet of snow.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2024
The National Cancer Institute estimates that some people downwind absorbed more than half a lifetime’s worth of natural radiation in the days after the test.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
Neighborhoods downwind of warehouses, less than 5 miles (roughly 7 kilometers) away, saw a nearly 20 percent increase in nitrogen dioxide pollution on average compared to neighborhoods upwind of warehouses.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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