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hurricane

[hur-i-keyn, huhr-, -kuhn] / ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-, -kən /


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This year marks 30 years since a hurricane created a salt marsh near a small coastal village.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Hail-prone Iowa has seen approved home-insurance rates increase 91% since 2021: In Florida, despite the hurricane risk, the increase is 35%, S&P Global Market Intelligence data through March show.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Many of the groves had gone decades without any real hurricane exposure.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

"Planets form from the bottom up, by sticking small-scale planetesimals together. But forming a planet at the edge of the instability zone would be like trying to stick snowflakes together in a hurricane," he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

“You’re smack-dab in the middle of the biggest hurricane ever to hit here. Maybe the biggest to hit the United States.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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