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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

Window reflections have been misconstrued as a possible intruder and a tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A mini tornado of ash, embers and debris, known as an ash devil, spun up into the air from the remains of a fire that the crews had already put out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Her mind was a tornado of thoughts and questions and anxiety while she recorded herself playing the violin section of Paganini’s “Cantabile for Violin and Guitar” for the CD she was making for the Beiderman.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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