rain
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The weather service is forecasting “minimal measurable” rain, or less than a tenth of an inch, she said, meaning there is chance of dry lightning strikes, which could ignite a fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
She added: "We're all very excited. The rain has brought down our mood slightly but we'll have fun in the rain."
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The first warning is valid from 02:00 BST with thunder and heavy rain due to move across south-east England in the early hours of Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The weather looks decidedly mixed for these events, with a fresher feel, brisk winds - especially in the south - and the likelihood of rain at times.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The island was built in layers, Nim thought: beach and rock, grassland and rain forest, and, last of all, the rocky Fire Mountain cone.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
Monsoon rains from June to September regularly trigger deadly floods and landslides across South Asia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The mine, which Hochschild bought in 2022, has struggled to ramp up production after a series of setbacks, including disruptions caused by heavy rains last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
And though it rains a lot in the Cotswolds, the traffic will no doubt be an improvement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Prof Tim Palmer of Oxford University says it will be "catastrophic" for the UK next year if the rains do not come.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the end they sat in the boat for the night, even though not much of it had escaped the rains.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Unfortunately, it rained and rained and Angel Stadium became a soggy field more suitable for ducks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
"It rained a lot this winter; the pastures were very overgrown," Rodriguez said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
People reported specks of black oil rained down on the streets after the attack, which also saw columns of thick smoke going into the sky.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It opened slowly: a figure came out into the twilight and stood on the step; a man without a hat: he stretched forth his hand as if to feel whether it rained.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"It was quite hard work, adjusting to life on the farm, we also had the worst winter that year when we moved back, I don't think it stopped raining for about four months," Joe said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
"It sounds like it's raining, which is a sound I don't mind too much," Bianco said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Made me mad to have her anger raining in on the warmed-up feeling I had with Pa talking to me just like he used to when he had a farming plan in the works.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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