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tempest

[tem-pist] / ˈtɛm pɪst /


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Amusing and brightly satirical as this turn of events is, it begins to feel more like a tempest in a teapot than the sustainable story engine Hirons was aiming for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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

For those not chronically online, however, this past week’s tempest over Wikipedia can be jolting—especially given the site’s objective to remain trustworthy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2025

An end to the Graeme Shinnie at left-back experiment, the veteran having being turned inside out in the tempest of Celtic's attack in recent weeks.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

I did say so When first I raised the tempest.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

In the midst of these tempests, seven months after leaving England, scurvy swept through the fleet.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 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

We will overcome; we will endure all of life’s tempests.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden


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