by storm
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The project took Silicon Valley by storm in the early 2010s, as young entrepreneur Holmes drew investors -- including Henry Kissinger, Carlos Slim and Rupert Murdoch -- to her project.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
In 2017, the #MeToo movement took the nation by storm.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“I admire that they learned quickly and they didn’t need a gatekeeper,” Kelly says of the prodigies that have taken this year’s box office by storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The more I looked into the cult of Cane’s, the more I understood how the country’s most obsessed-over digit-shaped delicacy took America by storm, slowly and then all at once.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Would Lord Stannis try to take Winterfell by storm?
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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