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torrent

[tawr-uhnt, tor-] / ˈtɔr ənt, ˈtɒr- /


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The artificial-intelligence boom could see a hiccup, along with the torrent of capital spending that has kept deals flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

If users plan to torrent, game or make video calls, speed and reliability are crucial.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

Moriarty has faced a torrent of online harassment herself about her physical appearance, which recently led her to reveal that she has been suffering from Graves’ disease.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

It was a prescient review given the torrent of public criticism from his own colleagues that was about to be begin.

From BBC May 12, 2026

So without looking back they rode the mountain-fields, until they came to a bridge over the growing torrent and found a road that went down into the land.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

In the corridors, torrents of water poured from broken pipes.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path.

From BBC Oct. 12, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2025

They’re finally bubbling up in torrents just when I need them.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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