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He saw the snow-covered city, the wind-whipped pines and the snarled traffic and thought, there's just no better place he could have landed to begin his NFL career.
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She has summoned the wind-whipped harbors of Newfoundland in "The Shipping News," the squalid slums of New Orleans in "Accordion Crimes" and the harsh beauty of the American West in many a short story and novel about Wyoming.
Undone by a house of dreams Marie Arana 2011
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Winds are howling in upper Midwest and Great Lakes, wind-whipped snow is flying in the Dakotas, and the cold front ahead of the storm is producing showers and thunderstorms up and down the Eastern seaboard.
Midwest storm by the numbers Jason Samenow 2010
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A wind-whipped urban grit that feels dirtier than desert dust pelts our faces as we enter the rectangular patio strewn with rubble, its walls gouged by bullet holes.
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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It warned of more flooding and wind-whipped waves making sailing unsafe for small boats.
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He shocked the best player in the world Sunday at wind-whipped Hazeltine National Golf Club to become the first Asian-born player to win a men's major golf championship.
Yang able to tame Tiger on way to winning PGA Championship 2009
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Regretfully, I did not have any hot cider as I need the money to buy lip salve tomorrow for my wind-whipped face.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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A wind-whipped urban grit that feels dirtier than desert dust pelts our faces as we enter the rectangular patio strewn with rubble, its walls gouged by bullet holes.
The Fall of Mexico 2009
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Forecasters warned wind-whipped water could create a dangerous storm surge, with levels along the state's Albemarle and Pamlico sounds rising as much as 11 feet.
Hurricane Irene Could Affect Millions Of People In The U.S. (LIVE UPDATES) 2011
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Appearing at the Football Association's vast, wind-whipped National Football Centre site in Burton-on-Trent, Gareth Southgate, freshly appointed as the FA's grandly titled head of elite development, cuts as immaculate a figure as the nation would expect.
Gareth Southgate: 'We can't keep producing the English-style player' 2011
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