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  • present tense form of rain (3rd person singular).
  • plural of rain.
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rains



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The rains are expected to last through late on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

This is due to heavy rains in Chile that temporarily halted mining.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The path would be unusable during heavy rains, but Bar-Zemer and others say that would be less than 20 days each year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of Manila.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

They were sad, and the gray rains fell unceasingly, and there was no joy in the land.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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