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rainstorm

[reyn-stawrm] / ˈreɪnˌstɔrm /






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Its unlikely that the weekend’s rainstorm is a direct product of the El Niño cycle, which forecasters predict will emerge sometime in May through July, said Schoenfeld.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

"Even the weird barks that he does," laughs the 16-year-old, who braved a rainstorm to see Speed in action.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

For one thing, there’s money in Dahlonega, the smalltown Atlanta suburb where Anna grew up—and where, during the kind of rainstorm that dissolves evidence, a body is found on the hood of a car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

On Thursday, Dubai police had urged residents to stay in unless "absolutely necessary" as the rainstorm approached.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

During his presentation, a torrential rainstorm fell and the black sounds of the duende shivered in the air with mystery and anguish and death.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García