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Recent Examples of windstormGursky and two other people had been out paddleboarding on the lake late Friday evening when a large windstorm rolled through the park, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington.—Jeremy Lindenfeld, ProPublica, 9 July 2025 On Wednesday, forecasters upped the odds of a major windstorm moving across Florida.—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2025 This thing goes from zero to 60 faster than Captain Sandy’s yacht in a windstorm.—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for windstorm
For instance, in the scene where Dorothy is swept up by the tornado that transports her to Oz, the audience is hit by a swarm of leaves as the wind blows across the arena.
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Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
The room is filled with light-weight silver spheres which swirl through the air around guests like a tornado.
The 1987 stock market crash was a further blow to the small company and an additional strain on its finances.
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Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.
While flying over southeast Ohio, the Shenandoah encountered a powerful squall line that tore the airship apart.
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Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Still, the richest, most enduring pleasures here are formal ones, beginning with the exacting still-life compositions and oily, vehement primary hues of Jenkins’ 16mm lensing, which can make a painterly subject of a maritime squall or a mustard-yellow wading boot.
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