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But Francesca Jones had better fortune as she returned to win her first-round match against Poland's Magda Linette after it was interrupted by rain on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
You “absolutely need a mudroom,” in the Northeast, since people walk in with snow and rain on their boots and need a place to drop off “sporty, sweaty, muddy, rainy, snowy” stuff.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The storm dropped about 2 feet of rain on hard-hit areas like Uvalde and Real counties, according to the National Weather Service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“I’ve talked about rain on this show more than I have in my entire life,” Kittrell says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Only the steady pounding of rain on the roof is gratifying, sounding as if old Huracan were beating on the building for all the crimes engineered inside.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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