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LONDON—The most tightly wound club in global soccer was running around in the rain on Tuesday night, desperate to avoid a catastrophic act of self-sabotage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Northern Ireland will turn thoroughly wet with heavy rain on Friday afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"ARMYs, there's talk of rain on Thursday, the day of the concert, and now that I'm here at the venue, it feels quite cold!"

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“It doesn’t look like there’s any rain on the horizon, so that could certainly be, for the long term, somewhat of a concern for fire season,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

At first it began to rain on and off.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah