Example Sentences

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AI jitters have rained on this year’s expected IPO parade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“The problem is that once you seed, you can’t tell if the cloud would have rained anyway,” said Alan Robock, an atmospheric scientist at Rutgers University and an expert in evaluating climate engineering strategies.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2022

But by his own account, his mother’s abandonment also provided him with a kind of preemptive defense against the attacks that have rained down on his Fox show.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2022

However much it may have rained on Monday night, Tuesday seemed dry enough.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2021

It must have rained the night before, too.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken