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sandstorm

[sand-stawrm] / ˈsændˌstɔrm /


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Exhausted Afghans cross the border from Iran in a sandstorm, leaving behind a country in the grip of war to return to a homeland that is battered by conflict and humanitarian crisis.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern parts of the country, health officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

In 2013, the band played through a blinding sandstorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

CLAIM: A video of ships being engulfed by an enormous sandstorm shows weather that is heading toward U.S. states including Florida and New York.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Slowly, like a mirage from a desert sandstorm, a figure emerged walking toward the people.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez




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