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rain

Definition for rain

verb as in drop water or other substance

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Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning village streets into rivers, triggering landslides and sweeping away roads and bridges.

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Some rain is arriving to Corn Belt states this week, which may alleviate some of this pressure, says Flynn.

Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain's north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say.

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Rescue workers in Mexico are searching for at least 38 people who are missing after torrential rains triggered flooding in 150 locations across five states.

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In one instance, she simply charged at the entrance when it began to rain.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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