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sandstorm

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as in rainstorm

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Recent Examples of sandstorm Durabook has unveiled the Z14I-HG, a fully rugged mobile workstation packing 682 TOPS (trillion operations per second) of AI power inside a magnesium-alloy shell built to survive everything from minus 29 °C (-20 °F) frozen tundra to plus 63 °C (145 °F) desert heat and direct sandstorm exposure. — Omar Kardoudi march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026 After a series of mishaps, including a sandstorm, mechanical problems and a helicopter collision, the operation was aborted. — Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Earlier this month, at a drag strip in Abu Dhabi, a Chinese electric sedan faced one of Ferrari’s most extreme road cars under slippery conditions left behind by a desert sandstorm. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026 The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sandstorm

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There are fog machines, rainstorm fans, seat shaker amplifiers, flashing strobe lights and strong scents, according to Regal’s website.

— Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
In Ohio, winds were so strong that an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera captured a car being lifted and tossed upside down on Interstate 71 in Columbus during a torrential rainstorm on Tuesday morning.

— Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Connie is blown quite literally into Martinez’s Paul during a New York City windstorm, which was accomplished with a machine far more powerful than a simple fan, Lyne said at the Academy Museum screening.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026
However, premiums across much of South Florida remain materially higher than national averages, particularly for properties requiring windstorm and flood coverage.

— Malana VanTyker, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of windstorm

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Following a major hailstorm, for example, connected property intelligence can help carriers quickly assess affected neighborhoods, triage claims based on severity and deploy field resources where they're needed most.

— David Tobias, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
At least one wedding guest seemed unfazed by the hailstorm, as a man in the video smiled with his hands in his pockets and didn’t seem rushed to find shelter.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hailstorm

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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

Definition of thundershower

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The height of hurricane season looms, and Gulf Coast refineries have in the past been derailed by major hurricanes hitting the Gulf Coast.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Guthrie responded to the catastrophic damage brought by hurricanes Idalia, Helene and Milton, and to other crises like the Surfside condo collapse.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

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