as in wind
an air movement that is blowing toward something (such as a ship or an airplane) as it moves forward
Stiff headwinds caused the flight to take longer than expected.
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Recent Examples of headwind
American whiskey producers faced headwinds even before the new trade dispute.
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Bruce Schreiner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
This comes in tandem with the impact of economic headwinds on consumer confidence.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
By Friday, even Trump seemed to understand the headwinds were strong.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Though the workers would fight, there seemed to be a tacit understanding that the economic headwinds might finally be too much for Volkswagen as a strange new era dawns for Germany.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Schreiner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
This comes in tandem with the impact of economic headwinds on consumer confidence.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
By Friday, even Trump seemed to understand the headwinds were strong.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
Though the workers would fight, there seemed to be a tacit understanding that the economic headwinds might finally be too much for Volkswagen as a strange new era dawns for Germany.
—Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Headwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwind. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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