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What does get wind of mean?

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  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.
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I just happened to get wind of this discussion while surfing the Web.
The L's get wind of her nefarious plans and decide to do some deep psy-ops on her.
Madera's authorities, along with the local news, get wind of this.
At that stage an idea is not ready for patenting yet, but there's the chance that it will 'sprout wings': that other people will get wind of it.
If I am fortunate enough to get wind of it, I like to crash in on these consultation parties and listen to what is being said.
We can't say anything yet, otherwise the suspects will get wind of what we're doing.

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