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[stawrm] / stɔrm /




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From a wildfire perspective, it was the perfect storm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The company behind the bright, pre-mixed cocktails that have taken Gen Z by storm said they were recyclable on its website, but experts say this is not true.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

And as difficult as it is to “pay for insurance before we need it,” the U.S. “must have insurance before the storm comes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

After a rather rough month for semiconductor stocks, the bounce seen the past few days may have some wondering if the storm has passed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The coming storm suddenly broke, rain crashed against the windows, “The atmosphere has changed. I cannot remain in form.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

El Niño is a global climate pattern that can bring heavy storms and severe drought.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

A rare weather event, storms like these are formed when heat from the wildfires makes the air above the fire rise rapidly, carrying smoke, ash and water vapour high into the atmosphere.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

But because these storms are located directly above a fire, we would need to know the fire's exact location in advance.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

That jet stream acts as a giant conveyor belt, bringing storms and rain to the Southern U.S. — but that El Niño conveyor belt doesn’t typically reach northern states.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The dust storms are caused by the sun heating dust particles, which fly up and create wind that then creates more dust.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Toppled in August 2024 by a student-led uprising that ended her 15-year, iron-fisted rule, Hasina fled by helicopter to India as crowds stormed her palace.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Several groups of teens have stormed into Scientology buildings in Hollywood in recent weeks as part of a viral trend.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

But it all went wrong as Argentina stormed back to turn the game on its head and score the winner in stoppage time.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Years before “Barbie” stormed movie houses, Elle was the subversive answer to whether a woman’s love of makeup, pastel colors, skirts and heels negated her feminism.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

I remember feeling hurt when she didn’t respond to me, but being caught off guard by her sunny smile when I stormed over to confront her.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Held each year on 14 July, the national holiday marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, a key event from the French Revolution.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in June 2024 against economic hardship and corruption, eventually storming parliament to force the cancellation of new taxes.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Thousands of Sikhs marched in London on Sunday, marking the 42nd anniversary of the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, in which hundreds of people were killed.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

U.S. stock futures were mostly lower in early morning European trade after a disappointing Broadcom revenue forecast helped stall the storming rally in artificial-intelligence related stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

He holds up his hands like a flood of arguments came storming at him.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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