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Recent Examples of rainy day
What better way is there to beat rainy day blues than seeing creatures of the sea?
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Katrina Wilson, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
This Weatherman umbrella is sturdy and small, which is a bonus for windy and rainy days.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
Our tester noted that the pieces felt well made, supportive, and sturdy, and the waterproof cushions held up well despite numerous rainy days.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
The other half would go toward rebuilding the state’s rainy day fund.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
County officials have said the money will come from draining the county’s rainy day fund and taking out bonds.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The mapping neither accounts for rainy day flooding, which already affects large areas across Florida, nor the effects of stronger, more destructive hurricanes and their devastating storm surges.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
But cracking this piggy bank first would leave the larger, $4.1 billion rainy day fund available for later this summer or fall, when potentially more damage could occur.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The state has a $4.1 billion rainy day fund equal to 18% of the General Fund, but Democratic leaders say much of that could be spent in the next two years if the national slips into a severe recession.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
Katrina Wilson, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2025
This Weatherman umbrella is sturdy and small, which is a bonus for windy and rainy days.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
Our tester noted that the pieces felt well made, supportive, and sturdy, and the waterproof cushions held up well despite numerous rainy days.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
The other half would go toward rebuilding the state’s rainy day fund.
—David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
County officials have said the money will come from draining the county’s rainy day fund and taking out bonds.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
The mapping neither accounts for rainy day flooding, which already affects large areas across Florida, nor the effects of stronger, more destructive hurricanes and their devastating storm surges.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
But cracking this piggy bank first would leave the larger, $4.1 billion rainy day fund available for later this summer or fall, when potentially more damage could occur.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
The state has a $4.1 billion rainy day fund equal to 18% of the General Fund, but Democratic leaders say much of that could be spent in the next two years if the national slips into a severe recession.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainy day
Noun
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What To Know On Saturday, Zelensky posted on X how missile and drone fragments were being cleared up in Kyiv, where rescue and emergency operations were ongoing.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The law, known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, allows the president to take economic action after declaring an emergency that constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Doughty was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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Earlier this year, a jury found Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk guilty of felony deprivation of rights by use of excessive force.—
Mike Fox,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Some point to the exigencies of great-power competition to justify a pilgrimage to Riyadh.—
Dalia Dassa Kaye,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2022
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Like every other era since Israel’s birth in 1948, there are always immediate exigencies.—
JTA Staff Report,
Sun Sentinel,
5 May 2025
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“Rainy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainy%20day. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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