clouds

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Capsey and Freya Kemp, who should be England's middle order mainstays for years to come, led a recovery but looked uncertain when to launch a counter-attack considering the rain clouds that constantly teased them above.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“The clouds over the Ochils are purple and bruised looking and the shadows are deep grey,” Lindsay observes of winter returning to mountains and hedgerows “battered by rain and never going to stand up again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Here Mina and her friend Lucy Westenra sit among the graves, sketching and talking, later, watching clouds gather for the storm that would bring the Demeter, and Count Dracula, to Whitby.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

"This means that the clouds surrounding the Solar System are linked to a stellar explosion. And for the first time, this gives us the opportunity to investigate the origin of these clouds," says Koll.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

High in the sky, thin white clouds were stacking up like petals.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver