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

Minutes later, these new friends cross the threshold into George and Martha’s dissolute tempest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In a tempest of tragedy, basketball was his life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

When Ruben Amorim predicted a "storm would come" surely even he did not anticipate the scale of the tempest through December.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025

Thunder split the air and the lightning bursts illuminated the churning, frothy tempest.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya