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rainwater

[reyn-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈreɪnˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /


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The study was funded by the Rainwater Charitable Foundation/Tau Consortium, the National Institutes of Health and other sources.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Alumni from “Yellowstone” returning in “Marshals” include Gil Birmingham as tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater and Mo Brings Plenty as his confidante Mo.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Joseph Shaposhnik, portfolio manager of the Rainwater Equity ETF, substantially reduced his exposure to software names over the summer, including selling most of his position in Constellation Software Inc.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Rainwater, ice and glacier meltwater accumulate in Suicide Basin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 13, 2025

Rainwater is dripping from my clothes and onto the shiny wood.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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