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dry spell

noun as in drought

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That has led to torrential rains over a short span of time, often after a prolonged dry spell – unlike in the past when monsoon showers were spread evenly over four months.

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But meteorologists say they have observed that rains now often fall in huge volumes within a small area in a short span of time after a prolonged dry spell.

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More English regions are expected to join the North West and Yorkshire in an official drought on Tuesday after yet another hot and dry spell of weather.

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Moss won her only acting Emmy, a drama lead prize for “Handmaid’s,” after a long dry spell that included …

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Palmer's dry spell ended with almost the last kick of the game, a penalty in the sixth minute of added time, and dispatched with confidence to end that worrying sequence stretching back to a 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on 14 January.

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