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rains

noun as in wet

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But early storms that brought record November rains have many on edge.

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"We're fearful, every time it rains it's like a river down here. My wife is on edge, she's not sleeping."

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Scattered rains could continue into Saturday as the last in a series of storms moved out of Southern California.

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As the final rains of a storm-filled week moved over Southern California, heavy precipitation was already causing some flooding and trapped some cars in the snow overnight.

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Relentless rains and floods have killed at least 41 people in central Vietnam since the weekend, while a search continues for nine still missing, state media reported.

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

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