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tempest

[tem-pist] / ˈtɛm pɪst /


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Just weeks after Hurricane Marie brought massive waves, flooding and destruction to the Long Beach peninsula, another tempest threatens the coastal enclave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025

Minutes later, these new friends cross the threshold into George and Martha’s dissolute tempest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

An end to the Graeme Shinnie at left-back experiment, the veteran having being turned inside out in the tempest of Celtic's attack in recent weeks.

From BBC ● May 24, 2025

As he spoke, Spoon Man whistled like the wind and burbled thunder from his lips, flailing his arms to capture the fury of the tempest.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

Now, scientists have discovered that these massive tempests can also generate lightning far more powerful than anything typically seen on Earth.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

Over the years, ships lost in tempests have piled up on the seabed, themselves becoming hazards to vessels that drag nets around.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023

With more tempests on the horizon, the Ballona Creek trash collector’s first storm season is not yet over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2023

But lately, with the mercurial weather and my new dog-walking schedule, I’ve found myself caught in bright sun showers, swampy mists and downright tempests.

From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2021

It was his habit to walk to and from church every Sunday, and this he did, undeterred by tempests, boiling sun, or freezing weather.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee


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