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typhoon

[tahy-foon] / taɪˈfun /


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Shell's end of year was marked by survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines filing a UK lawsuit against the company, seeking financial compensation for climate-related harms.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“We did two months of typhoon disaster relief for five provinces here,” he said.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Fung-wong is expected to make landfall late Sunday as a super typhoon, and comes just days after Typhoon Kalmaegi ravaged the country.

From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025

"We felt very worried because of the strength of the typhoon, and we have young children to think of," Jessa Zurbano had earlier told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

But before it got there, a great typhoon roared out of the Pacific and sank every ship.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac