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snowstorm

[snoh-stawrm] / ˈsnoʊˌstɔrm /
NOUN
snow
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When a rare snowstorm canceled classes at Tulane last year, students sledded beneath the school’s iconic oak canopy and ran off to a block party by the campus bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Perhaps you blow a tire while driving through a sudden snowstorm, with help several hours away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Shoveling out my car after a snowstorm while chatting with an Oura-wearing friend, we speculated about whether the ring would know what I’d been up to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

Congress was out and the streets of D.C. were still frozen over with the “snowcrete” left from the recent snowstorm.

From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026

There was a helicopter somewhere right above them, but they couldn’t see it in the snowstorm.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Lewis, then 34, was living on the streets during the winter of 2017, when Harlow in Essex was hit by snowstorms.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

This past week’s snowstorm has been described as “historic” for its hurricane-force winds and massive amount of snowfall, and it’s just one of several snowstorms this area of the country has had this season.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Cava Group issued an upbeat sales forecast for this year, as cautious customers shook off the effects of snowstorms and last year’s government shutdown to return to the Mediterranean fast-casual chain for bowls and salads.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

They withstood snowstorms in Livigno, cheered the debut of ski mountaineering in Bormio and held their breath while multiple skiers got airlifted off the downhill course in Cortina.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

This winter the snowstorms and darkness had really got to me.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore


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