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  • noun Plural form of tailwind.

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Examples

  • In the early years, compliance with the Pact's budget-deficit limit entailed relatively little effort, given the favorable tailwinds from the so-called great moderation.

    Brussels Can't Monitor 27 Budgets George Kopits 2010

  • Augmenting the firm's long-term tailwinds is its narrow economic moat, derived from a stellar staffing network.

    Playing the Employment Rebound - Yahoo! Finance 2011

  • But we're also beginning to make investments in areas like supply chain, which are long-term tailwinds, but short-term, opening up a new distribution center will impact the immediate numbers.

    unknown title 2011

  • Going against the herd is never easy, but if you truly believe in a company's long-term tailwinds, significant downturns offer the very best opportunity to buy.

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2010

  • Going against the herd isn't always easy on the stomach, but if you truly believe in a company's long-term tailwinds, a gloomy consensus can offer the very best investment values.

    The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning 2009

  • Going against the herd isn't always easy on the stomach, but if you truly believe in a company's long-term tailwinds, a gloomy consensus can offer the very best investment values.

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2009

  • Whether or not that thumbs-up for the metals company pans out, funkywizard shares the sentiment in a pitch from one week earlier, and focuses on Sterlite's long-term tailwinds:

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2009

  • Going against the herd isn't always easy on the stomach, but if you truly believe in a company's long-term tailwinds, a sharp sell-off can offer the very best entry points.

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2009

  • As TMFHelical understands, beaten-down stocks aren't always easy to jump into, but if you truly believe in a company's long-term tailwinds, market downturns offer the best opportunities to buy.

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2009

  • In an earlier pitch from last month, TSIF shares that bullishness, highlighting the stock's several long-term tailwinds:

    Fool.com: The Motley Fool 2009

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