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A group of supporters had stormed the ring road, bringing traffic to a halt for a time and letting off flares, an AFP photographer said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Elon Musk stormed out of the state and took the headquarters of SpaceX and Tesla with him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The elder Hashemi, the State Department said, is the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar, who gained fame as a spokeswoman for militants who stormed the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

U.S. stocks stormed higher in April, pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite to their biggest monthly gains in six years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Navy SEALs had stormed a mysterious compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, looking for Osama bin Laden.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama