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tornado

[tawr-ney-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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A tornado watch was issued for the US capital.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

After software stocks fell on fears that AI would render those firms’ offerings obsolete, the tornado swept through other supposedly vulnerable sectors, notably financial services, commercial real estate, trucking, and logistics.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

After software stocks fell on fears that AI would render those firms’ offerings obsolete, the tornado swept through other supposedly vulnerable sectors, notably financial services, commercial real estate, trucking, and logistics.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

The album started with quiet wind and then turned into a tornado of thunder and sirens, swordplay and gunfire over big horns and a funky soul backbeat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Now Carmen knew how Dorothy felt when she fell out of that tornado and landed in the strange land of Oz.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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