Mother Nature
noun
: nature personified as a woman considered as the source and guiding force of creation
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In addition, the humidity will creep up as well, though not as bad as Mother Nature's furnace in late July and August, meaning overnight lows won't drop below 70.
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
The Allied Expeditionary Force could not get troops onto Continental Europe if Mother Nature was feeling tempestuous.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The race went on — that’s what racers do — but Mother Nature intervened and kindly pushed us to slow down.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 1 June 2026
The Allied Expeditionary Force could not get troops onto Continental Europe if Mother Nature was feeling tempestuous.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The race went on — that’s what racers do — but Mother Nature intervened and kindly pushed us to slow down.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
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“Mother Nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mother%20Nature. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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