rain
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“He said we’ve had about 4 inches of rain and we should probably move the canoes and waterfront equipment,” Edward recalled, describing this as standard procedure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Across the county of Essex, around a fifth of the rain we'd usually expect by this time in spring has actually fallen.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
With less rain falling in spring, plants rely more heavily on melting snow for water.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Injured on the first night of the battle, he was resting in the pouring rain beneath a tree when Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman found him.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
In the distance, thick clouds, their undersides an angry shade of dark, are swallowing up the blue sky, and the breeze carries the humid scent of the coming rain.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Vocabulary lists containing rain
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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