Mother Nature
noun
: nature personified as a woman considered as the source and guiding force of creation
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Mother Nature may have helped with the trimming by sending a freeze to cause many leaves or portions of leaves to decline.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Whether some issues were viewed as involving bad luck with Mother Nature, poor planning or a combination of the two, the NFL hasn’t given North Texas another crack at it since.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
April and May are typically the most active months for severe thunderstorms in Texas and, as the calendar flips to April on Wednesday, Mother Nature isn’t wasting any time.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
Others speculate that it was inspired by the vernal equinox, or the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Whether some issues were viewed as involving bad luck with Mother Nature, poor planning or a combination of the two, the NFL hasn’t given North Texas another crack at it since.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
April and May are typically the most active months for severe thunderstorms in Texas and, as the calendar flips to April on Wednesday, Mother Nature isn’t wasting any time.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026
Others speculate that it was inspired by the vernal equinox, or the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Mother Nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mother%20Nature. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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