squall
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But then a squall comes in and ruins the plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
But the top note, the sauce, is the silence enveloping it all, peppered by the thunder of a squall just outside.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
That so-called squall was enough to fuel inflation in the U.S., with the core PCE price index rising at an annual pace of 5.6% in September 2022, its highest rate in almost 40 years.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
Squinting through the squall offered Rosenior an alarming view as Malo Gusto's misjudgement let in Gabriel Martinelli before the Chelsea defender scrambled back to block the shot.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Beyond that the ocean vast and cold and shifting heavily like a slowly heaving vat of slag and then the gray squall line of ash.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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