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hurricane

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


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Dunn, 69, counts himself as lucky that his new home was not damaged in Hurricane Helene as his neighborhood was wrecked.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

My politics changed after the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, but I still love those characters, and I have a high interest in media drama in general.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In 1996, Hurricane Lili caused a storm to move from the Atlantic to Porlock Bay, where it battered the shore, changing the appearance and nature of the coast itself.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Examples include people being sickened with, and dying from, rat-borne diseases such as leptospirosis after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

June opened Harriet Honeywell and the Mermaids of Hurricane Cove one-handed and pointed to the dedication: To my brilliant girls, without whom Harriet would never have been born.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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