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rainy day

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 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

This was in the 1990s, so he stored them away "for a rainy day".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Another law passed in 2024 authorized the state to purchase as much as $140 million in precious metals—up to 10% of its rainy day funds—now stored in a Brink’s vault in Salt Lake City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

She roused them early even though nobody in his right mind would wash his car on a rainy day.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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