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hurricane

[hur-i-keyn, huhr-, -kuhn] / ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-, -kən /


Example Sentences

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“We’re in the levee-building business, not the hurricane prevention business,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“If there were a hurricane and it was destroyed, how much would it cost you to set up someplace?” a woman writes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

For decades, wildfires were considered a reactive emergency, but more disaster experts are looking for ways to apply proactive messaging, deployment and warning systems to fires — systems more akin to hurricane preparedness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

His frightening reward: Sinner, the Italian hurricane and reigning back-to-back AO champion whom Djokovic hadn’t beaten in more than two years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Shortly after nine that night the hurricane began to decrease.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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