drought

variants also drouth

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Recent Examples of drought The storms delivered a dramatic burst of moisture to a parched landscape, but even with that, much of Texas remains locked in abnormally dry conditions and drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor maps. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 12 July 2025 Though this drought did not have the embarrassment of coming at the Giro d’Italia, such a wait for a cycling heartland would once have been unthinkable. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 2025 The Great Depression and the droughts of the 1930s also took a major toll. arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025 Every year, there’s an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,300 tornadoes and two Atlantic hurricanes that occur in the U.S., in addition to widespread droughts and wildfires, NOAA explains. Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for drought
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drought
Noun
  • Spain, to cite but one example, has a housing shortage and is currently considering levying a 100% tax on foreign buyers of real estate.
    William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • California already faces some of the highest housing costs in the country and a shortage of construction workers.
    Umair Irfan, Wired News, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • The lack of responsibility is built into the City Charter.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • So often, projects don’t get off the ground because of lack of funding.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025

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