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we were downwind of the deer, so it couldn't smell us
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Hopkins said fire department personnel also monitor the outside air and wind direction, knowing that homes downwind are likely to smell the gas and call the fire department with concerns.
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath proposed the motion after preliminary test results released last week by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health showed lead levels above state health standards in as many as 80% of soil samples collected downwind of the Eaton burn scar.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
These historical eruptions sent ash clouds hundreds of miles downwind and deposited up to a quarter inch of ash across parts of south central Alaska.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fires must be downwind and at least 300 feet from any structures on adjacent properties, and only tree limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves may be burned, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
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Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Lindsey Horvath proposed the motion after preliminary test results released last week by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health showed lead levels above state health standards in as many as 80% of soil samples collected downwind of the Eaton burn scar.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
These historical eruptions sent ash clouds hundreds of miles downwind and deposited up to a quarter inch of ash across parts of south central Alaska.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Fires must be downwind and at least 300 feet from any structures on adjacent properties, and only tree limbs, brush, grass clippings and leaves may be burned, officials said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Downwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downwind. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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downwind
adverb or adjective
down·wind
ˈdau̇n-ˈwind 
: in the direction that the wind is blowing
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