rainstorm
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One solution is to visit a house you’re thinking of buying in the middle of a rainstorm, when water-related problems can become more obvious, Marecheau said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
In Phoenixville, Pa., a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Soko Bag, a Korean fried-chicken and sports bar, was midway through showing the England-Norway match when a rainstorm hit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A sudden rainstorm can dissolve crystallised salt overnight -- forcing workers to restart the evaporation cycle.
From Barron's ● May 10, 2026
Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Here he was in fifth grade, near the end of his very first language arts class with Mrs. Granger, and Nick could feel a homework assignment coming the way a farmer can feel a rainstorm.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
That uncertainty is especially important because a future with more powerful rainstorms does not necessarily mean the lakes will receive more usable water.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Last year, 80 percent of Bogus Basin’s pile survived torrential rainstorms and stretches of record summer heat.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
The company also said demand has been hurt by unrest in Mexico as well as rainstorms and flooding in Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Some of CoreWeave’s biggest problems began with unexpectedly turbulent rainstorms in North Texas.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
I wish it were about love, or about sudden realizations important to one’s life, or even about sunsets, birds, rainstorms, or snow.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
