tornado
Example Sentences
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More than 34 million people were under tornado watches from Florida to New Jersey.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
Severe thunderstorms were expected in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia, where NWS has predicted hail and "a tornado or two possible".
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
After software stocks fell on fears that AI would render those firms’ offerings obsolete, the tornado swept through other supposedly vulnerable sectors, notably financial services, commercial real estate, trucking, and logistics.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
After software stocks fell on fears that AI would render those firms’ offerings obsolete, the tornado swept through other supposedly vulnerable sectors, notably financial services, commercial real estate, trucking, and logistics.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I’d prayed with people whose homes had been shredded by a tornado in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, huge swaths of the town turned to matchsticks in an instant.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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