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stormy

[stawr-mee] / ˈstɔr mi /


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Their effects can become much more severe when several cyclones arrive in rapid succession, keeping the region stormy for an extended period.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

In preparation for potential stormy spells, the Met Office has released a new list of names for the 2026-2027 season which have been chosen by members of the public.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Scientists plan to use a total solar eclipse that will be visible in Spain next week as a rare chance to learn more about the stormy, unpredictable nature of our star.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Last week, we reported on a radical new plan to protect Earth from a dangerously stormy sun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“There were some pretty stormy times,” recalled one of the men years after the meeting.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

The climate phenomenon - forecast to be the strongest in living memory - will influence a change to stormier conditions later this season.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

According to NOAA, stormier weather is generally more likely in the southern United States during an El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

In this and other ways I am agreeably disposed to this stronger and stormier Tiguan.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

“We can’t say for sure it’s definitely stormier but, what we can say, is the storms we are having in northwest Europe are getting more severe,” says Bricheno.

From National Geographic Dec. 15, 2023

And in addition to classes, in weather that grew colder and stormier every day, the pilots were given flight tests to decide which aircraft they’d be best suited for.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Macquarie Island is only a tiny piece of land surrounded by the world's stormiest ocean.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

“In most lives there arrives a mellowing, a lovely autumnal calm that overtakes even the stormiest personalities,” Chernow writes.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2025

That is because the winter of 2013/14 was the wettest on record and was considered to be the stormiest period for two decades. 

From BBC Jan. 23, 2024

Despite all this, Bricheno notes that the North Sea is far from the stormiest body of water in the world.

From National Geographic Dec. 15, 2023

Those girls were blessed with the ability to sleep through the stormiest of sidewinders.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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