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downpour

[doun-pawr, -pohr] / ˈdaʊnˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /


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Loren Becker, a semi-retired registered nurse, had ducked into the Black Goose coffee shop in Union, Kentucky, to escape a downpour on Saturday morning.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Each time a downpour begins, Scott strips down to the waist, grabs a large glass jug, and runs out to one of three drainpipes to collect enough water to last the week.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Some roads have been closed after bridges were damaged in Nairobi, while some schools were also flooded after Saturday's downpour.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Instead, Lovett was calf-deep in sludgy rain water flooding the streets from a sudden downpour, standing at the roll-gate of a ripped-apart warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

I’d wake every time we hit a heavy downpour.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz




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