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(idiomatic) The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.

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which way the wind is blowing

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which way the wind is blowing

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(idiomatic) The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.

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（熟語）多数の人々、特に影響力のある人々が持つ現在の意見や見解、または全体の傾向を指す表現。 / （比喩的に）世論や風潮がどの方向へ向かっているかを示す言葉。

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Before making a public statement, the committee always checks which way the wind is blowing.

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委員会は公に声明を出す前に、常に世論の動向を確認する。

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(idiomatic) The prevailing opinion or current view of most people, especially people with influence.

Minor writers, seeking a fashion to follow, may praise or blame various groups pretty much according to which way the wind is blowing, but the work of a writer like Ernest Hemingway, most people would agree, goes its own way.

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