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we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
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Chaos rules the land as unrestrained libidos, feuding ruling parties, power-mad politicos and unexpected disasters such as deadly rainstorms muck things up for Frank (voice of Seth Rogen), a sausage; Brenda (Kristen Wiig), a bun; and Barry (Michael Cera), a hot dog.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
Beryl’s track runs all the way north to the Great Lakes, not as a hurricane but as a tropical rainstorm.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
These nutrients run off the fields during rainstorms and end up in waterways leading to the Mississippi River.
—Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
This week alone, a massive Category 5 hurricane tore through the Caribbean, and major rainstorms in Switzerland, France, and Italy have caused flooding and landslides and have led to the deaths of at least seven people.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
Beryl’s track runs all the way north to the Great Lakes, not as a hurricane but as a tropical rainstorm.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
These nutrients run off the fields during rainstorms and end up in waterways leading to the Mississippi River.
—Delaney Dryfoos, Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2024
This week alone, a massive Category 5 hurricane tore through the Caribbean, and major rainstorms in Switzerland, France, and Italy have caused flooding and landslides and have led to the deaths of at least seven people.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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