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rainy day

NOUN
possible time of need
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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

It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

The United Center hosted an NHL game on Thursday and after an unseasonably warm, rainy day in Chicago, the court was not playable 24 hours later.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

One rainy day 40 years ago, Moylan was headed to a meeting across Ford’s campus and hopped in a company car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Her eyes are overfull of water like a swimming pool on a rainy day.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green




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