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torrent

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


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

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

Two weeks ago, another surge barreled down—this one bigger and faster, an unstoppable torrent of water, ice, rock, mud and horror.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Sep. 9, 2026

Minutes later, the 47-year-old watched the Trishuli Bazaar Secondary School he had run for years collapse into a raging torrent.

From Barron's โ— Sep. 6, 2026

Jackie died last month after a weeks-long battle with a mysterious illness, setting off a torrent of heart-wrenching tributes and messages from her devoted fans who hailed from around the globe.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Sep. 4, 2026

Katz, meantime, had discovered a way across using boulders as stepping stones but ended up stranded on the edge of a noisy torrent of what looked like deep water.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Sep. 17, 2026

Nepali soldiers battled Friday to reach 100 people trapped in a tunnel two days after deadly floods, as the risk of new torrents forced China to halt rescue efforts at its hardest-hit zone in Tibet.

From Barron's โ— Aug. 28, 2026

For Chris Quinn, the editor of local publications Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer, AI tools have helped tame other torrents facing the industry.

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

These water monsters governed the torrents of this water world and kept the waves tranquil.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young




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