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rainstorm

[reyn-stawrm] / ˈreɪnˌstɔrm /






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Johnson pledges his devotion to tropes like cawing ravens and thunderous rainstorms while giving his various red herrings silly nicknames like “the knife robot” and “the clangy clunk.”

From Los Angeles Times

By soaking soils, they’ll enable future rainstorms to more easily run off into reservoirs and snow to accumulate in the Sierra Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

A list of commissioners grew like plants after a rainstorm, the Master Chorale being one, along with several Southern California new music patrons.

From Los Angeles Times

In space, the sun’s rays can be direct and constant for solar panels to collect—no clouds, no rainstorms, no nighttime.

From The Wall Street Journal

Summer officially ended more than a month ago but Southern Californians can expect summer-like weather early this week, followed by the return of cooler fall temperatures and even a rainstorm later in the week.

From Los Angeles Times