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rainy day

NOUN
possible time of need
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We all know we are supposed to put something away for a rainy day, including our old age, it is just hard to find the money.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

What if your guest wants to lounge in bed on a rainy day and wonders where all those cushions went?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Another law passed in 2024 authorized the state to purchase as much as $140 million in precious metals—up to 10% of its rainy day funds—now stored in a Brink’s vault in Salt Lake City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

She roused them early even though nobody in his right mind would wash his car on a rainy day.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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