So naturally I bought it and put it away in a drawer until winter ended.

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Well, winter recently ended on the east coast in a big way, and it is hot all of a sudden.

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The summer driving season ended but the winter heating season had not begun.

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But his hopes of surpassing Daehlie to become the greatest Winter Olympian of all time ended when some uncharacteristically sloppy shooting cost him valuable time as he raced around the penalty track.

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In the end they both ended up with trophies for the winter season.

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The summer correction ended in October, and a typical winter months rally began.

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And victory ended Kramer's long wait for Winter Olympic gold.

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Two years ago he played through the summer series against India with a hernia, failed to recover and ended up missing the entire Ashes series that winter.

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Spirit's mission ended after getting caught in soft soil in 2009 and succumbing to the Martian winter.

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Last winter the Dow gained 24.6% from the previous October until the favorable season ended May 1.

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