rains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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More than 60 people were evacuated and two bodies were found after heavy rains hit the canyon over the weekend, the National Park Service said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Monsoon rains from June to September regularly trigger deadly floods and landslides across South Asia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The mine, which Hochschild bought in 2022, has struggled to ramp up production after a series of setbacks, including disruptions caused by heavy rains last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
There is growing evidence that weather patterns around the world are already being affected, with below-average monsoon rains in India and suppressed hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
They’d always been his fussiest fungi: the first to mope when the rains were too much, the first to stink when the rains were too little.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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