tempest
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Just weeks after Hurricane Marie brought massive waves, flooding and destruction to the Long Beach peninsula, another tempest threatens the coastal enclave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The irony of the latest tempest is that Cook is probably most responsible for ushering in the technology that has made the current political moment possible: the camera phone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
So I hope that’s not just a ripple; I hope it’s the butterfly wings that start the tempest, leading more and more people to behave like socially conscious consumers.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
They opened it, with the result, of course, that all the Winds rushed out at once and swept them away in a terrific tempest.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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Now, scientists have discovered that these massive tempests can also generate lightning far more powerful than anything typically seen on Earth.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
Over the years, ships lost in tempests have piled up on the seabed, themselves becoming hazards to vessels that drag nets around.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023
Once the skies clear and the floodwaters finally recede, emergency managers expect this spate of tempests to rank among the deadliest natural disasters in state history.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2023
Disney executives tend to dismiss such incidents as tempests in teapots: trending today, replaced by a new complaint tomorrow.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
It was his habit to walk to and from church every Sunday, and this he did, undeterred by tempests, boiling sun, or freezing weather.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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