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rains

British  
/ reɪnz /

plural noun

  1. the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics

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Rains have eased across the country, but landslide alerts remain in force across most of the hardest-hit central region, officials said.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

Rains have also battered other states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and parts of Indian-administered Kashmir.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Actor Claude Rains, star of The Invisible Man, lost 90 percent of the vision in his right eye and received permanent vocal-cord damage in a gas attack.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024

Rebecca Hidalgo Rains, a broker-agent in Arizona with a soft spot for first-time and lower-income buyers, is concerned that some folks will forego using an agent altogether to avoid the fee.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

Three span later I was trying to play Waiting While it Rains when a second string broke.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss