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hurricane

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


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By late 2025, TennCare’s “shared savings” had exceeded $1 billion, money the state has used for rural health, coverage for children and pregnant women, and no-interest disaster-relief loans for counties hit by 2024’s Hurricane Helene.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Dunn, 69, counts himself as lucky that his new home was not damaged in Hurricane Helene as his neighborhood was wrecked.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

My politics changed after the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, but I still love those characters, and I have a high interest in media drama in general.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In 1996, Hurricane Lili caused a storm to move from the Atlantic to Porlock Bay, where it battered the shore, changing the appearance and nature of the coast itself.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Next came a boy named Cane, which Seven knew was short for Hurricane.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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