rain
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The seeds of this algae bloom could have come from the air, the rain, or the piped-in replacement water.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026
Grief is as persistent and oppressive as the rain that seems to fall continuously in “The Loved Ones,” a quietly moving drama by Erica Murray at the Irish Repertory Theatre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
Moscow authorities denied the "oil rain" but residents insisted to the BBC the dirty drizzle had marked their clothes.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
It rained that afternoon and all evening, the kind of rain that stings when it hits your skin.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing rain
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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