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monsoon

[mon-soon] / mɒnˈsun /






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Then Manila in monsoon season, where Park’s car stalled in floodwater and he and his colleagues waded to safety, bags held over their heads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Central American countries are already grappling with drought, while Asian nations are experiencing severe disruptions to monsoon rains, resulting in damage to crops in both regions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The rain is from a monsoon pattern, Sullivan said, and is not related to Hurricanes Polo and Odalys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

And in her defense, she said it had been a long, wet day schlepping through monsoon floods.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

Wetter and longer monsoons are giving them more time to reproduce in the tropics.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

The tech company has been helping farmers in India monitor the threat of monsoons through its open-source AI model to provide granular forecasting data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

"It's a crime that so much water during monsoons goes into our oceans," he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

The area experiences heavy rainfall, strong monsoons, and high humidity, all of which rapidly erode rock.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025

Because the nights were cold, and because the monsoons were wet, each carried a green plastic poncho that could be used as a raincoat or groundsheet or makeshift tent.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien


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