hurricane
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
He left to pursue business opportunities in Mexico but, due to a hurricane, somehow ended up in Chile, spent a year wandering north toward America, and then scored an internship in Colombia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
His code has powered numerous newsroom projects, including live election result visuals, hurricane and COVID-19 case trackers, and interactives that illustrate and explain the essence of the Journal's investigations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
By dawn it was obvious that the men were in for another storm, and by noon the gale had blown up into hurricane force, lashing them with snow, rain, hail, and sleet.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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