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snowstorm

[snoh-stawrm] / ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm /
NOUN
snow
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Things start to go awry for Bryan when, during a snowstorm, he is driving to a hospital to deliver a medical package he assumes is a liver or a heart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Her family, from the United States, could not travel over, while her wife, based in Finland, was stuck in a snowstorm.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Perhaps you blow a tire while driving through a sudden snowstorm, with help several hours away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Dan Bennette: I was unemployed for a little bit and looking for a little pocket money, so I saw during the first snowstorm that they were doing emergency shovelers and I just signed up online.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

He’d been working in the Ford River Rouge complex for the last five years when Ruth gave birth to their first child in the middle of a snowstorm.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Lewis, then 34, was living on the streets during the winter of 2017, when Harlow in Essex was hit by snowstorms.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In January, the American Red Cross declared a blood emergency after the national supply fell 35 percent that month, due to interruptions to blood drives caused by snowstorms and a nationwide flu outbreak.

From Slate ● May 9, 2026

He has already contended with two major snowstorms and a cold snap in which 19 people died from exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Cava Group issued an upbeat sales forecast for this year, as cautious customers shook off the effects of snowstorms and last year’s government shutdown to return to the Mediterranean fast-casual chain for bowls and salads.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

Allied forces continued their attacks, with little gain, until snowstorms and rain turned the Somme battlefield into a muddy morass.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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