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rainy day

NOUN
possible time of need
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This argument runs that because quasilegal internal migrants lack access to the social safety net, they save too much for a rainy day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Nevertheless, the first verse of “The Weight” talks about a commencement on a rainy day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

What if your guest wants to lounge in bed on a rainy day and wonders where all those cushions went?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

One rainy day, with his mother shut in her room, he occupies himself bouncing a ball against the living room wall.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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