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torrent

[tawr-uhnt, tor-] / ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr- /


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But that’s not all that happened; the op-ed acted as a dog whistle, bringing out a torrent of abuse.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

His extended absence from filmmaking was necessitated by Adrian’s death in 2016 and the monumental torrent of confusion and emotional displacement that followed.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2026

My muscles were tensing at the torrent of oversharing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The artificial-intelligence boom could see a hiccup, along with the torrent of capital spending that has kept deals flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

My emotions finally spill out, unleashing a torrent of thoughts.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

In the corridors, torrents of water poured from broken pipes.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2025

"Never before had I been left without torrents of things to say," she wrote.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2025

Regardless of whether the engineers conducted a test in a wind tunnel or in free flight, the output was the same: torrents, scads, bundles, reams, masses, mounds, jumbles, piles, and goo-gobs of numbers.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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