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storm clouds

NOUN
thundercloud
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Those storm clouds may be parting, analysts say.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

They are of the same era—fanciful and fantastical embodiments of the enterprise, leisure and sense of possibility America was placing on offer, despite the decade of Depression and war’s looming storm clouds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 14, 2026

These fat-pocketed bigwigs must roam the Hollywood Hills peering up at the sky covered in storm clouds, hoping that they’ll catch the fateful electric spark in their glass vials.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2026

Every episode begins with a snippet from, of all things, “Help!” as as if warning of storm clouds ahead, and not “All You Need Is Love” or “With a Little Help from My Friends.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2025

He wished then they had taught him more about the clouds and the sky, about the way the priests called the storm clouds to bring the rain.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko




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