rain
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He never needed it thanks to the mild summer climate, with its cool evenings and occasional rain showers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Entire communities have been swept away, leaving families homeless in heavy rain or sheltering in temporary facilities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
To cap a summer of unusual heat and humidity, there is a possibility of rain over Labor Day weekend thanks to an unnamed tropical system developing off of Mexico, Lewis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Everyone is dressed for sunshine, despite the rain that was forecast.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
But Theo said he hadn’t been outside all night, not since we got home, and the rain didn’t start until much later—it was only beginning to rain when I reached Central.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
That would mark a second consecutive month in contraction territory, as heavy summer rains exacerbated a seasonal slowdown in manufacturing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The mine, which Hochschild bought in 2022, has struggled to ramp up production after a series of setbacks, including disruptions caused by heavy rains last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
There is growing evidence that weather patterns around the world are already being affected, with below-average monsoon rains in India and suppressed hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The former swamp, made muddy by recent rains, is a natural deterrent for potential invaders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
When it rains, clouds envelop the mountains, and the flooded valleys buzz with swarms of mosquitoes.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
It hadn’t rained for 61 consecutive days—beating the previous record of 36 days set in 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then it rained on April 7, and again on April 14.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It rained that afternoon and all evening, the kind of rain that stings when it hits your skin.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
It was raining, and there were no customers.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 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
Hattersley once joked that Margaret Thatcher changed the political weather, and "it hasn't stopped raining since".
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
"It sounds like it's raining, which is a sound I don't mind too much," Bianco said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
It’s been raining, and the streets are messy.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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