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tempestuous

[tem-pes-choo-uhs] / tɛmˈpɛs tʃu əs /


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In June of 2008, an Inland Empire woman named Melissa began a tempestuous relationship with a woman named Irene, according to state appellate court records.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

In a tempestuous opening couple of minutes, St Helens' Jake Wingfield accused Brad O'Neill of spitting in his face, with referee Jack Smith putting the incident on report.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Sellers and Ms. Ekland are not the only tempestuous couple featured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

But the charged particles hurled into space by our tempestuous Sun - the particles that create the aurora borealis - can also unleash very rare but extremely disruptive events here on Earth.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

Love is not a tempestuous sea; it is a calm river.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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