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rain

[reyn] / reɪn /




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At Achnagart in the Highlands, rain has been recorded every day for the past 27 days.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

While Scotland and other western areas have seen frequent Atlantic weather systems bearing rain and wind, much of central, southern and eastern England has remained largely dry with plenty of sunshine.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Further east, drier and brighter conditions may remain before the rain arrives on Wednesday - it could possibly linger overnight.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

More rain was forecast throughout Sunday for Bangkok and its surrounding provinces, but would begin to taper off on Monday, it said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Every nerve in my body was as tight as the iron bands around a rain barrel.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Polo, a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph, is on track to make landfall in Baja California Sur on Monday, unleashing heavy rains and flooding there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Days of almost continuous heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital, with the city's governor declaring it a disaster-affected zone.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

With the warm water shifting eastward across the Pacific, heavy tropical rains follow close behind—spurring ideal environmental conditions for hurricanes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, when it rains — like it did this year — the mud can become thick and ankle-deep.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

“The rains have destroyed much of our work; there will be little eating done this year.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

In the past, Scottish cricket teams might travel 100 miles or more to find someone to play against, only for the game to be rained out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Unfortunately, it rained and rained and Angel Stadium became a soggy field more suitable for ducks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

According to scientists, the key question is not "Has it rained?" but "have water resources recovered?"

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"It rained a lot this winter; the pastures were very overgrown," Rodriguez said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026

He did not seem to care if it rained or it snowed, and neither did his horse.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

It was raining, and there were no customers.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Hattersley once joked that Margaret Thatcher changed the political weather, and "it hasn't stopped raining since".

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

If my internet research is correct, it was raining on your 2006 graduation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

When you think about it, the king could stand on the jewel-encrusted carpet—the kaleidoscopic radiance of human greatness—and yet, if he stuck his head out a window, it’d still be raining.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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