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tempest

[tem-pist] / ˈtɛm pɪst /


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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

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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