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storm

[stawrm] / stɔrm /




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Now, it looks like the calm before the storm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Moving deeper, they are suddenly surrounded by dead sea creatures forced into the cave by the storm.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Madrid's regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso described it as the "worst fire in the history of the region", with the area facing a "perfect storm" of high temperatures, relentless wind and merging fire fronts.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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

“What did the storm have to do with it?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From all the natural disasters in Europe during the first half of the year, the nine winter storms alone accounted for about 80% of total losses and 70% of insured losses, the data shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

At the same time, Greenland would experience fewer storms, leading to less snowfall and slower ice accumulation.

From Science Daily 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

Simon made a comic show of being capsized, but as he had often proved, he had sea legs enough to weather storms far worse than this.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

After leading 8-4 again on Thursday, Van Duijvenbode dropped two consecutive legs but then stormed into a 14-6 lead by winning the next six without reply.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

And then she stormed out of the room, and left the door wide open.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Sir Christopher Nolan's latest film, The Odyssey, may have won rave reviews from critics and done storming business at the box office - but one person is definitely not happy.

From BBC Jul. 28, 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

Paul McCartney releases an album inspired by his youth in Liverpool, Marilyn Monroe gets a centenary-celebrating exhibition in Los Angeles, Brendan Fraser’s Dwight D. Eisenhower contemplates storming the beaches of Normandy, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Bianco sort-of said he was a member of the Oath Keepers, a far-right organization best known for some of its members participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

He was a member of the Amphibious Forces, whose job it was to transport troops to the Far East and assist their storming of beaches.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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