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Who wrote the 1872 novella The Torrents of Spring?

torrent

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


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South Korea’s trade data, seen as a bellwether of AI demand, show few signs that the hunger for chips is ebbing as a torrent of investment in AI infrastructure continues.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Oct. 1, 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

Elliptical, digressing, self-interrupting, parenthesizing, Herzen wrote as he spoke, in a torrent of ideas, reminiscences, and literary and historical allusions.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Sep. 4, 2026

At first blush, this torrent of spending is a little odd.

From Salon โ— Sep. 2, 2026

As the torrent passed through his fingers it turned dark green.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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

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

From Barron's โ— 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 โ— Nov. 21, 2025

Then she relaxed into the tremendous upsurge as huge torrents of water heaved her toward the surface.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel Josรฉ Older




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