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hurricane

[hur-i-keyn, huhr-, -kuhn] / ˈhɜr ɪˌkeɪn, ˈhʌr-, -kən /


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There was a “record-smashing hurricane season in the central North Pacific,” with 16 tropical cyclones through the unusually warm ocean — more than triple the average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Forecasters are already suggesting this years Atlantic hurricane season is going to be quieter than average.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Many of the groves had gone decades without any real hurricane exposure.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

A hurricane destroyed their baseball field and we donated money to restore the field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Mom refused to let go of our home phone because she was afraid of another hurricane disaster, like Jeanne and Frances, which had both hit Florida in September 2004.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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