"woher der Wind weht" meaning in German

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Phrase

Audio: De-woher der Wind weht.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “from where the wind blows” Etymology templates: {{m-g|from where the wind blows}} “from where the wind blows”, {{lit|from where the wind blows}} Literally, “from where the wind blows” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} woher der Wind weht
  1. (informal) which direction things are going, current trend Tags: informal Synonyms: Konjunktur
    Sense id: en-woher_der_Wind_weht-de-phrase-q4yuSeda Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry
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          "english": "The European market has become more auspicious towards buyers, after the corona pandemic has led to greater risk aversion. […] Contractual provisions demonstrate which course things are on.",
          "ref": "2021 March 25, “M&A: Unternehmenskäufer profitieren von Corona-Krise”, in Recht - Extrajournal.Net:",
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