snowstorm
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A team that plays in an enclosed stadium never has to worry about a snowstorm neutralizing its passing game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Congress was out and the streets of D.C. were still frozen over with the “snowcrete” left from the recent snowstorm.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
This is the second major snowstorm of the first-time mayor's administration, coming after 19 people died during a three-week cold snap in January.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
In front of Moscow's ornate Bolshoi Theatre, its soft yellow lights illuminating a snowstorm in the Russian capital, Valentina Ivakina had come to "escape today's problems".
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
Stuffing their mittens and wool caps into their pockets, they settled in conscious of their extraordinary good fortune in having escaped temporarily from the snowstorm.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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In January, the American Red Cross declared a blood emergency after the national supply fell 35 percent that month, due to interruptions to blood drives caused by snowstorms and a nationwide flu outbreak.
From Slate ● May 9, 2026
During the mayor's first two months in office, America's largest city saw two of its worst snowstorms in recent years.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026
U.S. airlines are likely to face a brutal test over the weekend as snowstorms and arctic air predicted to blanket large swaths of the U.S. will begin to impact their operations as early as Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026
A few of the older men spoke of other snowstorms and insisted this was no more than a light dusting compared to what they’d seen in the winters of their youth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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