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torrent

[tawr-uhnt, tor-] / หˆtษ”r ษ™nt, หˆtษ’r- /


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The wine-themed romantic comedy uncorked a torrent of Merlot hate.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 30, 2026

The declining support comes after an onslaught of money spent opposing Proposition 40, including a torrent of television and social media ads airing everywhere from NFL games to “Everybody Loves Raymond” reruns.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 29, 2026

For Bay Area journalist Bojana Cvijic, “The Devils” began as grainy screenshots on her Tumblr dashboard and a low-quality “yet still awe-inspiring” torrent sent over by a friend.

From Salon โ— Oct. 22, 2026

But those weren’t enough to offset the torrent of losses.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Sep. 27, 2026

There was something horrible in the sudden torrent of words, something horrible and unexpected.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Though an uncensored director’s cut premiered in 2002, it was never formally released on home media, and “The Devils” remained difficult to find outside of low-quality, choppily edited releases and torrents for decades.

From Salon โ— Oct. 22, 2026

Even by the standards of Renaissance Florence, where talent flowed in torrents, the existence of three generations of innovative masters in one family was nothing short of extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 21, 2026

Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Sep. 26, 2026

Videos shared by Nepal police and others on social media showed torrents of muddy water crashing through mountain valleys in the Himalayan district bordering China.

From Barron's โ— Aug. 26, 2026

The rain was falling harder now, beating the roof of the refectory like the drums of war, running down the sluices in torrents.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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