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monsoon

[mon-soon] / mɒnˈsun /






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El Nino can also suppress the monsoon over South Asia, depriving India and other parts of the subcontinent of vital rain that supports hundreds of millions of people.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

India's heat season typically lasts from April until early July, before the monsoon brings relief.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

India is already enduring a brutal heat wave, and the forecast points to below-average rainfall in the coming monsoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Taiwan regularly experiences typhoons during the summer, while winter monsoon seasons bring large waves and colder waters.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Below the dripping awning, a newspaper pressed over her head, Boori Ma squatted and watched the monsoon ants as they marched along the clothesline, carrying eggs in their mouths.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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