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The August flood was of a type that’s even more rare than glacial lake outburst floods, or GLOFs, and unlikely to be examined in risk assessments for existing projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The situation has disrupted social and economic life to such an extent that the authorities announced a rare relaxation of security protocols to allow the city of some three million people to keep functioning.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Natural England considers the land special for its biological interest, specifically wanting to protect its rare lowland meadow and grassland habitat.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Kurtzman, whose resume includes co-creating “Trek” series “Discovery,” “Picard” and “Strange New Worlds,” said that it is rare to work on a franchise that has been as meaningful to countless people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Nighthand gave him a rare flash of a true smile: it altered his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Then she saw on the monitor a characteristic “elbow” and realized that what she was seeing was much rarer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Real surprises are rarer in the land of Too Much TV, although we shouldn’t knock reliable comforts.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Much less has been known about what the species looked like below the neck because fossils from the rest of the skeleton are far rarer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The deep snows encountered 20 years ago are becoming rarer and Greater Prespa Lake is shrinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The rarer and more bizarre an object, the more desirable it was.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

The Torrey pine is among the rarest species of pine trees in the world, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Fashionistas known as sneakerheads scramble to buy and trade the latest styles, paying a premium for the rarest pairs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Zoos, according to the reporting here, were more than happy to populate their exhibits with the rarest reptiles, whether they were smuggled in or not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Wildlife habitats of some of the UK's rarest species have been destroyed.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Since the time of the alchemists, more and more elements have been discovered, the latest to be found tending to be the rarest.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

A group of Chinese billionaires, including Pony Ma, the Tencent founder, issued rared public statements supporting President Xi Jinping’s contentious handling of the economy.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023

"Every pitch, I rared back, and after a while I didn't even look at the target."

From Time Magazine Archive

The citizens rared up and threw an anti-chain tax for a loss.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aware that Newton Minow got a lot of acreage simply by calling TV a "vast wasteland," Goldwater rared back his onager at a Greek-American dinner in Chicago and let the rocks fly at U.S. television.

From Time Magazine Archive

As he got near the barn, he shied at a rock in the grass, stumbled, rared up, and raced away, tail arched high.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Take, for example, a runner whose preparation for a race has gone perfectly and who is confident and raring to go.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

America’s top oil producers have expressed hesitancy about rushing back to Venezuela, but the companies that provide them with equipment and expertise are raring to go.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Rees-Zammit said: "Everyone's locked in on what's next. Japan will be a tough game, but everyone is raring to go and is buying in 100%. We're all ready."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2025

The Harris campaign ended the night raring to debate again.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

“You’d better hurry now. Your grandpa is raring to go.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls