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hailstorm

[heyl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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"Or a big hailstorm in September and then the insurance will reimburse us," he joked.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Once, during a hailstorm, the vultures sought protection on his wraparound porch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33.

From New York Times May 1, 2024

Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2024

Roz scooped him up, hunching over, protecting him from the falling stones, but the hailstorm might kill the poor bird if they couldn’t find cover soon.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Now, hailstorms, wildfires and wind damage are hammering places once thought to be shielded from the worst rate hikes, a Wall Street Journal analysis of premiums and natural disasters nationwide found.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

Many areas of the Great Plains were still bracing for bruising hailstorms, as a weeklong string of severe weather continued through the holiday weekend.

From New York Times May 26, 2024

At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2023

Floods and hailstorms in Italy, Greece and central eastern European countries inflicted a 3.7-percentage point hit to Generali's combined ratio in the nine months through September.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2023

Fool, rogue, traitor, liar, &c. flew in each other's faces in hailstorms of vociferation.

From Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1. by A. Turnbull




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