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monsoon

[mon-soon] / mɒnˈsun /






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Prices were also supported by concerns over India’s production outlook following uneven monsoon rainfall and forecasts of lower output in the EU and Thailand in the 2026-2027 season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Central American countries are already grappling with drought, while Asian nations are experiencing severe disruptions to monsoon rains, resulting in damage to crops in both regions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Work is scarce in the monsoon, and although a small primary health centre is just 5km away, he had never been there.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The monsoon storm of rage that just burst out of me starts to weaken.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

But lower profit margins, the agricultural impact of monsoons and a possible consolidation in public spending could eventually moderate GDP growth, they added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

This includes drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Ocean-derived moisture can travel across continents within large weather systems including atmospheric rivers, monsoons and tropical storms.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025

Scientists have also found that in a warming world, the growing interaction between westerly disturbances and monsoons is producing another unusual result.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

Off to the west there was thunder, soft little moaning sounds, and the monsoons seemed to be a lasting element of the war.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien


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