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thunder

[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /






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And when the stormy morning after arrives, each peal of thunder sends Julia into a paroxysm of nerves that flings her around like a handkerchief caught in a stiff breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Commodity prices lead consumer prices the way thunder follows lightning.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In 2002, the year before Moreno bought the team, the stadium was rocking with thunder sticks as the Angels won the World Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The showers will be wintry in nature with hail and thunder for some.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The noise of the glaciers breaking sounds like thunder.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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