cyclone
Example Sentences
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Frigid Arctic air, winter storms and a “bomb cyclone” dumped heavy snow on New England, triggered flight cancellations in North Carolina and tested the limits of power systems in the South.
From Los Angeles Times
The record snowfall was "caused by deep and extensive cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region", the observatory said.
From Barron's
At breakfast I stir my cereal bowl until it is a cyclone of milk and Cheerios.
From Literature
It is a particularly strong result from Rio’s iron-ore operations, which recovered the majority of production losses from cyclones earlier in the year, Peker says.
"This latest disaster is a stark reminder of Mozambique's vulnerability to the convergence of multiple shocks -- including conflict, drought, cyclones in recent years and now severe flooding."
From Barron's
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