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storm

[stawrm] / stɔrm /




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The reprieve from rain is expected to last just a few more days as forecasters warn of another storm system that could bring Los Angeles its first rainy Halloween since 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Trees and power cables brought down by the storm blocked roads and rail lines across Scotland and northern England.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

When a tree came down in a storm, my husband was practically in their yard with a chainsaw before they’d finished calling the insurance company.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

They trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers by the same score in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, only to storm back to clinch their first pennant since 1982.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Boy, Rowdy,” I said, “I don’t think a ghost could have lived through a storm like that, do you? I bet those monkeys were drowned or got blown away.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Officials and residents along the Southern California coast braced for impact Sunday from very high tides after early-season storms already caused significant damage in coastal areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

The storms also hit the Netherlands and Belgium, where falling trees injured four people in Brussels on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Britain's Energy Networks Association indicated that more than 400,000 homes had lost power at some stage during the storms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Tree surgeon Callum Kirk, who works in the Newtownabbey area and covers much of Belfast, said storms bring a different kind of working day.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Every year a few storms fixed their sights on New Orleans, and they always petered out at the last minute.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis

These are the first elections since the 7 October attacks, in which Hamas-led gunmen stormed through Gaza's border fence, killing almost people and taking 251 hostage.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

"Water! Water!" the crowd shouted as it stormed a compound with data centres, armed with empty plastic bottles and jerry cans.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Shares of Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and other hardware companies stormed higher on Monday in a show of intense investor appetite for the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

That night some of them stormed a major highway, closing lanes of traffic to demand a response from state authorities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

Rio stormed out of the room, while Brooklyn turned back to face the wall and started all over again.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Only rarely do the dignified characters allow their emotions to come storming out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Shares of Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and other hardware stocks were storming higher on Monday in a show of intense investor appetite for the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Another potential scenario, Shpaizman said, is one resembling the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, as they tried to stop certification of his election defeat.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

When the entire forest appeared to be storming his stronghold, Macbeth realized his folly too late.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Miss Kwan, their Head of Year, was storming over to them, her scariest frown burnt into her face like a scar.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness


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