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Noun
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The tornadoes were the latest in a severe-weather season that has been unusually active in the Kansas City region.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Deadly tornadoes struck North Texas Saturday, including an EF2 tornado near Runaway Bay, about 80 miles northwest of Dallas.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The weather in Wales was terrible, with snow and freezing temperatures and Arctic gales.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Out in the ferocious gales of the North Sea, on the overcrowded routes of the Irish Sea and the English Channel, and off to the islands’ west, the wide Atlantic herself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Russian military appears to be losing some ground in Ukraine, contrary to claims by Moscow’s top brass; Ukrainian strikes are delivering damaging blows to vital Russian oil and gas infrastructure; and drone strikes by Kyiv have disrupted life in the Russian capital before.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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And Minnesota didn’t absorb or respond to the blows.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Winds are blowing west at 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Firefighters witnessed a rare ‘ash devil’ while battling the Trinity fire in San Bernardino County — a whirling column of hot ash and embers created when rising heat meets shifting winds.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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On Monday, temperatures climb a few degrees and cloud cover returns, winds will come from the south, gusting up to 30 mph at times.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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But flooding — and not just from those tropical tempests — is a multibillion-dollar threat that is largely untracked by government agencies and often kept secret from the public.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Political squalls are far easier to shrug off than Britain’s long-term economic problems.—
John Stepek,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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It’s kept me dry during surprise squalls, summer storms, and more.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Windstorms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorms. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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