as in side
the part or half of something that is sheltered from the wind
the lee of the ship on the lee side of the mountain
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Noun
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With all that, all sides have long admitted that there had been extensive discussions with WBTV and Wells with the Crichton estate over putting together an ER sequel of sorts.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Barcelona drew 2-2 with Atalanta which meant Gian Piero Gasperini's side dropped out of the top eight.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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On the left, many are discouraged that a mass movement and constitutional process that seemed to promise historic changes has all but fizzled out.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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Historically in the United States, populism has been more of a force on the political left.—
Dominik Stecuła,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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But in the 68th minute, Chelsea paid the price as Haaland nudged a long pass from his goalkeeper past Chalobah on the right flank before cutting inside and sitting him down.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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The fire's most active flank is on its northern boundary near the Otay Lakes Road area.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Fox’s monochromatic ensemble consisted of a button-front midi skirt, a cropped puffer jacket and a leather corset top.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Renato Moicano came up short in his attempt to unseat Islam Makhachev at the top of the UFC lightweight division at UFC 311, losing to the champ via first-round submission.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While the forecast could change to some degree, freezing conditions are nearly certain outside.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Newton’s first law of motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion … unless acted on by an unbalanced [outside] force.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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The heaviest rain is forecast for windward and mauka locations.—
The Sunset AI Lab,
Sunset Magazine,
10 May 2024
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For plants, such walls are edges that separate patches of ground into zones that are sunny or shady, windward or leeward, uphill or downhill, wetter or drier.—
Robert M. Thorson,
Discover Magazine,
9 Dec. 2023
Noun
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Taking inspiration from Iran’s Woman Life Freedom protests, the film revolves around a devout man who is promoted to the position of investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, just as his daughters become swept up in the pro-equal rights and democracy movement.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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Instead, exercise the rest of your rights, as explained below.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Lee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lee. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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