flurry

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That said, some spotty light snow showers or flurries are possible anywhere in the region during the day Friday, but accumulating, steady snow is not expected.

SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT, MAINLY SOUTH OF D.C., BEFORE POSSIBLE ICE ON SATURDAYJASON SAMENOW, WES JUNKERFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Spotty light snow or flurries are still possible in the immediate area, but accumulations are unlikely.

D.C.-AREA FORECAST: SNOW AND WINTRY MIX TAPER OFF THIS MORNING, WHILE ICE CONCERNS MOUNT FOR SATURDAYDAVID STREITFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

After the Civil War, there was a brief flurry of school-building in the South through the Freedmen’s Bureau with the aim of quickly educating almost 4 million formerly enslaved people.

MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER IDA B. WELLS LEFT A LEGACY OF ACTIVISM IN EDUCATION. WE NEED THAT NOW.MICHELLE DUSTERFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Traditional animal agriculture has pushed back against plant-based meat, claiming common nomenclature was confusing to consumers, which has resulted in a flurry of state legislative activity and litigation around labeling.

RAISING THE STEAKS: FIRST 3-D-PRINTED RIB-EYE IS UNVEILEDLAURA REILEYFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Thanks to Voytek’s algorithm and other methods, a flurry of studies published in the last few years have run with the idea that aperiodic activity contain hidden treasures that may advance the study of aging, sleep, childhood development and more.

BRAIN’S ‘BACKGROUND NOISE’ MAY HOLD CLUES TO PERSISTENT MYSTERIESELIZABETH LANDAUFEBRUARY 8, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINE

That, and a flurry of M&A activity have put investors in a risk-on mood.

BITCOIN, STOCKS AND CRUDE TAKE OFF AS THE MARKETS BRACE FOR A WAVE OF STIMULUS CHECKSBERNHARD WARNERFEBRUARY 8, 2021FORTUNE

At the start of the pandemic, a flurry of private jets landed at the Jackson Hole Airport, sometimes with a private ventilator in tow, as second homeowners and new buyers escaped to this rural paradise.

WHAT AMERICA'S RICHEST SKI TOWN'S HANDLING OF COVID-19 SAYS ABOUT THE COUNTRYLUCAS ISAKOWITZFEBRUARY 1, 2021TIME

A recent flurry of results from orbiting spacecraft have found that its ancient lava flows are not so ancient after all.

RUMBLES ON MARS RAISE HOPES OF UNDERGROUND MAGMA FLOWSROBIN GEORGE ANDREWSFEBRUARY 1, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINE

We can’t rule out some flurries or a little light snow on Tuesday, with little to no additional accumulation expected.

AFTER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW, AN ICY NIGHT AHEAD IN D.C. AREA. SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE MONDAY.JASON SAMENOW, DAN STILLMAN, ANDREW FREEDMANFEBRUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POST

By August 2013, with not even one full year into his term, Filner was out after a flurry of scandals.

HOW A VOLUNTEER HELPED GET THE CITY INTO ITS BIGGEST REAL ESTATE DEBACLELISA HALVERSTADTJANUARY 29, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

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