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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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The Clean Air Act, in place since 1970, contains a good neighbor policy designed to keep upwind states from polluting downwind ones.
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
One is to limit pollution within the state itself; the second involves pollution controls that will limit the exposure in states that are downwind of the pollution sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
And the majority of volcanic ash would likely dissipate downwind to the east away from population centers, according to the US Geological Survey.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
Usually, slip-bobber rigs are held in reserve until fish are located, with the boat then being kept in place and the bait worked downwind or downstream.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
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Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
One is to limit pollution within the state itself; the second involves pollution controls that will limit the exposure in states that are downwind of the pollution sources.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 June 2024
And the majority of volcanic ash would likely dissipate downwind to the east away from population centers, according to the US Geological Survey.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 June 2024
Usually, slip-bobber rigs are held in reserve until fish are located, with the boat then being kept in place and the bait worked downwind or downstream.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 20 June 2024
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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