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tornado

[tawr-ney-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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As it steadily gains steam from its spare opening bars, the number has tornado sirens harmonizing while lives flicker and disappear like sparks flying off a firecracker’s fuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

They can become a tornado if it extends all the way to the surface.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Cooke said forecasters were aware at the start of the day that there was “a lot of spin in the atmosphere” — the kind that could produce a tornado.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Red apples made of foam drop from above in one scene, and leaves swirl during the tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Each boy is a walking, breathing, talking tornado.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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