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stormy

[stawr-mee] / ˈstɔr mi /


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However it could have a greater impact on the weather during autumn and early winter, with the increased potential for wet and stormy conditions across north-west Europe, including the UK.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In that trial, Brambles swore he was the victim of a “tragic mis-identification” while hinting at a conspiracy against him because of a stormy 23-year career.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Protesters clashed with police as thousands of people braved stormy weather to demonstrate against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Scientists are cooking up a radical new plan to protect Earth from a dangerously stormy sun.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

But he prefers to focus on hidden beauty, like rotting pumpkins and stormy skies.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

According to NOAA, stormier weather is generally more likely in the southern United States during an El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

In this and other ways I am agreeably disposed to this stronger and stormier Tiguan.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

It is Friday when things will get stormier.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

“We can’t say for sure it’s definitely stormier but, what we can say, is the storms we are having in northwest Europe are getting more severe,” says Bricheno.

From National Geographic Dec. 15, 2023

And in addition to classes, in weather that grew colder and stormier every day, the pilots were given flight tests to decide which aircraft they’d be best suited for.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Macquarie Island is only a tiny piece of land surrounded by the world's stormiest ocean.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

If the forecasts are right, this could be one of the stormiest Christmases in recent memory for Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2025

Between October 2023 and March 2024, for example, the amount of rainfall on the stormiest days in the UK increased by an estimated 20% on average due to climate change.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2024

Despite all this, Bricheno notes that the North Sea is far from the stormiest body of water in the world.

From National Geographic Dec. 15, 2023

Those girls were blessed with the ability to sleep through the stormiest of sidewinders.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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