straw in the wind

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straw in the wind

noun straws in the wind

  1. in plural A premonitory sign. There were little hints then that I did not take, little straws in the wind that I did not see, little incidents the gravity of which I did not realize.

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@misc{straw_in_the_wind_2026,
  title = {straw in the wind},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straw%20in%20the%20wind},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}