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tempest

[tem-pist] / ˈtɛm pɪst /


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The irony of the latest tempest is that Cook is probably most responsible for ushering in the technology that has made the current political moment possible: the camera phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Haiti's Civil Protection Agency reported two people died and another was injured Thursday when the tempest triggered a landslide in the west of the island nation.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

An end to the Graeme Shinnie at left-back experiment, the veteran having being turned inside out in the tempest of Celtic's attack in recent weeks.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

And selling herself and her hospital to the camera crew, McLendon-Covey turns herself up high, a tempest of real and forced enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

Sobered by the force of the rising tempest, I realized that I’d gotten down the trickiest ground just in the nick of time.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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