tempest
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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
When he finally turned south, however, he met what may have been the fiercest tempest on Lake Superior in more than 60 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
So I hope that’s not just a ripple; I hope it’s the butterfly wings that start the tempest, leading more and more people to behave like socially conscious consumers.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025
In a tempest of tragedy, basketball was his life preserver.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025
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
Vocabulary lists containing tempest
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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The Tempest
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