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we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
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Bicycling to a conservatory audition in a rainstorm, Robin suffers a serious accident and, to her parents’ despair, dies in the emergency room.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The coastal community has been dealing with a slow-moving landslide for decades, but historic rainstorms in 2023-24 have accelerated its movement and created the current emergency.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Many had crawled down and gotten stuck in a ravine right before a rainstorm.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Debby will likely be the heaviest rainstorm on record for many communities in the Southeast — particularly southeastern Georgia and South Carolina.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The coastal community has been dealing with a slow-moving landslide for decades, but historic rainstorms in 2023-24 have accelerated its movement and created the current emergency.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
Many had crawled down and gotten stuck in a ravine right before a rainstorm.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Debby will likely be the heaviest rainstorm on record for many communities in the Southeast — particularly southeastern Georgia and South Carolina.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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