rain
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According to a Disneyland spokesperson, the park temporarily closed some areas due to weather impacts, which is standard operating procedure during heavy rain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Marching in the rain at the head of the protest in the northern city of Lille, 47-year-old Delphine insisted: "Neither the president, nor the weather will stop me from demonstrating."
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
“It was dark, and people were really confused. They were hunkering down because the rain was so bad,” he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
This will be accompanied by periods of heavy rain and frequent showers.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Rolling clouds have taken over the sky and the air smells like wet dirt, a certain sign that rain is coming.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Champi has also stirred up heavy rains and winds in Batanes, a Philippine island chain below southern Taiwan.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Officials are hopeful this week’s heavy rains have helped ease wildfire concerns, but such storms also raise the risk of debris flows or mudslides in burn scars, as well as flooding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meanwhile, mines in northern and central Chile were forced to reduce operations in July and August due to heavy rains linked to El Nino that knocked out power and hampered access to the sites.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Deck activities are canceled if it rains, forcing Magyar to add indoor events like karaoke or trivia if she can.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Even though the rains were weeks away, that many orbs made the air feel thick and pressurized, the way it does before a thunderstorm breaks.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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Maybe we should return to the days when we farmed where it rained a lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
According to scientists, the key question is not "Has it rained?" but "have water resources recovered?"
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Time had punctured the roof with 20 holes and whenever it rained, Baker would run around placing buckets under them and emptying them when they were full, like a game of Whac-A-Mole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The first day all the members of the Women’s Professional Baseball League were at the same field, it rained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 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
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He says a well-trained system will know that ropes are not literally falling from the sky and use the English phrase "it's raining cats and dogs".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
"The problem here is simply that it has been raining far, far, far too little for months," Puls told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
The baby was left uncovered while it was raining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Well, it was raining, so we stopped into E Motions. And Erica was there.”
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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