torrential
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“We must do what we can to protect Brazil’s democracy,” said Karina da Silva Pereira, a 50-year-old lawyer in São Paulo, who braved torrential rains to vote for da Silva.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
In a post on Facebook, external, they said 10 members of their team pushed through "torrential rain, severe wind and unforgiving boggy ground" to reach the casualty.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The climate pattern known as super El Niño can lead to severe droughts, intense heatwaves, torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding in different parts of the world.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Even so, the hurricane brought torrential rainfall and flooding to coastal communities, including the port city of Manzanillo.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Perhaps the aging prospector understood the futility of trying to contain a torrential boy within the confines of a small town.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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