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The family covered up the broken windows with bin bags to keep the wind and rain out during the height of the storm.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025
In addition, sand clouds high up in the atmosphere rain out.
From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023
In Ankara’s impoverished Ismetpasa neighborhood, plastic sheets partially cover the roof to keep the rain out of the house where Jumaa, his wife Jawahir and their four children live.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023
“Any thunderstorms that form are very efficient rainers because they can really bring a lot of rain out of the atmosphere, especially when we’ve got this much moisture.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2022
It was pleasant to have the rain out of his face, if only for a little while.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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