rain
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This area of rain will move further south-east across Wales and into the Midlands during the morning before fading away.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The theft came after the crew had been working in the rain trying to patch up a leak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Boelo is the second storm to have hit parts of the UK in recent days, following Storm Austen which brought similar levels of disruption, while strong winds and rain are forecast to continue on Monday.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
On Saturday, more than 400,000 protesters took to the streets again, marching in the rain under a heavy police presence in mostly peaceful demonstrations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
All he could see was pitch-black through sheets of rain, no car lights, no streetlights, no house lights.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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“We must do what we can to protect Brazil’s democracy,” said Karina da Silva Pereira, a 50-year-old lawyer in São Paulo, who braved torrential rains to vote for da Silva.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Champi has also stirred up heavy rains and winds in Batanes, a Philippine island chain below southern Taiwan.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Officials are hopeful this week’s heavy rains have helped ease wildfire concerns, but such storms also raise the risk of debris flows or mudslides in burn scars, as well as flooding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Even when heavy seasonal rains increase the flow of water and occasionally wash a few snails out through the cave opening, they have not been observed in nearby streams.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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Noodles’ peers in the punk scene rained love and support down on the guitarist in the comments section of the band’s Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Maybe we should return to the days when we farmed where it rained a lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"It hasn't rained for half an hour and it's as bright as it's been all day. Absolutely no justification for not playing right now. A real shame."
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"It rained all night, but we stayed put till the choppers came for us," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It took him a moment to name that change, to understand—it had rained.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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“We get through one storm only to face another,” said Soto, 39, a travel agent in the beach town of Bahía de Banderas, where it has been raining for weeks straight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
"Kids can play underneath the M4 even when it's raining because they're protected," said Aimee.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
All of this would happen because the financial professional had read the midyear reports raining down from major financial institutions.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
It was still raining the next morning when the men woke up and discovered that two canoes were missing.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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