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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To be sure, there are a number of headwinds and unknowns for EV sales up ahead.
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Kyle Stock and Brian Kahn Bloomberg News (wpns), arkansasonline.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The fragrance effect that has boosted Coty for the past year was not enough to offset a trio of weak demand in Asia, FX headwinds and a slowing mass market from weighing on sales in the second quarter.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Unfavorable foreign exchange could be a factor, with management anticipating a $2.1 billion headwind from currency.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The goals of this project are admirable, but face psychological headwinds because focusing on threats and evil is part of human nature.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Headwind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwind. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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