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snowstorm

[snoh-stawrm] / ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm /
NOUN
snow
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When a rare snowstorm canceled classes at Tulane last year, students sledded beneath the school’s iconic oak canopy and ran off to a block party by the campus bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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

Providence, the state capital, received 33in of snow, smashing the existing record for the single greatest snowstorm, 28.6in set in February 1978.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

The- snowstorm was still raging when they emerged from .the crypts.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

An avid skier, he can no longer go out in fog or snowstorms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

During the mayor's first two months in office, America's largest city saw two of its worst snowstorms in recent years.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

“During big snowstorms, firms often let employees work from home for the week, and similarly they cut them some slack when gas prices hit $4, or in California $5 or even $6.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

This past week’s snowstorm has been described as “historic” for its hurricane-force winds and massive amount of snowfall, and it’s just one of several snowstorms this area of the country has had this season.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Masha Dolina, who’d been slowly struggling between snowstorms to make her own way to the 587th’s new air base with her navigator and gunner, had stopped to refuel.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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