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hailstorm

[hayl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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“A hailstorm in ‘74 taught me servant leadership,” he told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Or a big hailstorm in September and then the insurance will reimburse us," he joked.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Outside, hundreds of people lined the streets outside Pontypridd Market hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple - braving a hailstorm and passing the time singing Calon Lân.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

The day of Uncle Edisto’s funeral, we’d had a morning hailstorm and a broken punch bowl, so I was glad to greet the sun.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Now, hailstorms, wildfires and wind damage are hammering places once thought to be shielded from the worst rate hikes, a Wall Street Journal analysis of premiums and natural disasters nationwide found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

Spain has been hit by torrential rain and hailstorms, triggering flash flooding across multiple regions.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024

Many areas of the Great Plains were still bracing for bruising hailstorms, as a weeklong string of severe weather continued through the holiday weekend.

From New York Times ● May 26, 2024

Experts say some areas will likely see an increase in hailstorms, along with more potentially damaging hail, even as the global surface warms.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2023

After dark British machines again took the air in the intervals between hailstorms.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various


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