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typhoon

[tahy-foon] / taɪˈfun /


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He is sanguine that SoftBank will be a winner from any AI shakeout, which he said could be like a typhoon or an earthquake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Forecasts indicated that the typhoon would pass near Okinawa before turning northeast toward the Amami region around June 1-2.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

The noise - lasting and deafening - rose up and swirled around like a typhoon, gathering up everybody in its vicinity, delirious Hearts folk thrilled to be sucked into the vortex.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Shell's end of year was marked by survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines filing a UK lawsuit against the company, seeking financial compensation for climate-related harms.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

When a typhoon caused major flooding in the area in October 2019, hundreds of bags were swept into a river.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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