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tornado

[tawr-ney-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

This developing heatwave follows recent blizzards and frigid conditions in the Midwest and Great Lakes, along with heavy thunderstorms and tornado threats towards the East Coast.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The Branch County Sheriff's Office said a tornado near Union City in the southern part of the state killed three people and left 12 injured, according to multiple media outlets.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 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

It’s as if a tornado had passed through, depositing debris everywhere—debris that looms like a shadow of terrible events I can’t even begin to imagine.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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