squall
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That so-called squall was enough to fuel inflation in the U.S., with the core PCE price index rising at an annual pace of 5.6% in September 2022, its highest rate in almost 40 years.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
Squinting through the squall offered Rosenior an alarming view as Malo Gusto's misjudgement let in Gabriel Martinelli before the Chelsea defender scrambled back to block the shot.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Experts largely agree that the ship was largely undone by the biblical storm, a once-in-a-century squall that hammered Lake Superior with sustained winds of more than 50 mph.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
An untimely Pacific squall which drenched us and everything else did not slow them at all.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
Angela Whitiker arrived early and rain-soaked at a suburban school building with a carton of sugar water in her purse and a squall in her stomach.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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