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[tem-pist] / ˈtɛm pɪst /


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Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

When he finally turned south, however, he met what may have been the fiercest tempest on Lake Superior in more than 60 years.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 3, 2025

An end to the Graeme Shinnie at left-back experiment, the veteran having being turned inside out in the tempest of Celtic's attack in recent weeks.

From BBC May 24, 2025

He watched as one tempest swept away about $1 million in rides and other property in the span of 15 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2024

Guenever, and this might have been surprising to a person who had known her in her days of tempest looked sweet and pretty.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Now, scientists have discovered that these massive tempests can also generate lightning far more powerful than anything typically seen on Earth.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

Over the years, ships lost in tempests have piled up on the seabed, themselves becoming hazards to vessels that drag nets around.

From National Geographic Dec. 15, 2023

In the midst of these tempests, seven months after leaving England, scurvy swept through the fleet.

From Washington Post Apr. 18, 2023

With more tempests on the horizon, the Ballona Creek trash collector’s first storm season is not yet over.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 21, 2023

I hated these emotional outbursts, these tempests of passion, for they always left me tense and weak.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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